Re: [PATCH v2 0/6] kexec_file: Add buffer hand-over for the next kernel

From: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: Dave Young <dyoung@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/6] kexec_file: Add buffer hand-over for the next kernel
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 01:58:51 -0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <7590280.XAE4qXVcVR@hactar> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160817025226.GA4638@dhcp-128-65.nay.redhat.com>

Hello Dave,

Am Mittwoch, 17 August 2016, 10:52:26 schrieb Dave Young:
> On 08/13/16 at 12:18am, Thiago Jung Bauermann wrote:
> > This series applies on top of v5 of the "kexec_file_load implementation
> > for PowerPC" patch series (which applies on top of v4.8-rc1):
> > 
> > https://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/kexec/2016-August/016843.html
> 
> I'm trying to review your patches, but seems I can not apply them
> cleanly to mainline kernel or v4.8-rc1

Strange, I just did a test using the patches I received via the kexec 
mailing list, and git am applied them cleanly on v4.8-rc1.

> Apply the kexec_file_load series failed as below on v4.8-rc1:
> 
> Applying: kexec_file: Allow arch-specific memory walking for
> kexec_add_buffer
> error: patch failed: include/linux/kexec.h:149
> error: include/linux/kexec.h: patch does not apply
> Patch failed at 0001 kexec_file: Allow arch-specific memory walking for
> kexec_add_buffer
> The copy of the patch that failed is found in: .git/rebase-apply/patch
> When you have resolved this problem, run "git am --continue".
> If you prefer to skip this patch, run "git am --skip" instead.
> To restore the original branch and stop patching, run "git am --abort".
> 
> What is the order of your patch series of the three patchset?
> 
> [PATCH v2 0/2] extend kexec_file_load system call
> [PATCH v5 00/13] kexec_file_load implementation for PowerPC
> [PATCH v2 0/6] kexec_file: Add buffer hand-over for the next kernel

Yes, that is correct.

> Do they depend on other patches?

No, they apply directly on v4.8-rc1.

I just published a branch with the patches, if you want you can use that 
instead. The branch is called kexec-patches and is at the repo 
git@github.com:bauermann/linux

-- 
[]'s
Thiago Jung Bauermann
IBM Linux Technology Center