Re: [159/244] ipc/mqueue.c: fix mq_open() return value

[Doug Ledford]

----- Original Message -----
> On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:08:55 -0700
> 
> Doug, the thing to do here is to rework your recent mqueue patchset.
> Prepare a minimal, critical-stuff series of bugfix patches against
> current Linus mainline which is also applicable to -stable.  We can
> merge that into 3.1 or, more likely, into 3.2-rc1/3.1.x.

The original patchset was against a clean Linus mainline, so that's already done.

> Then, later, we can merge up the less critical parts of that
> patchset.
> 
> otoh, the only not-applicable-to-stable part of that patchset appears
> to be "[1/5] ipc/mqueue: cleanup definition names and locations" and
> it's fairly small.  So we could perhaps just merge all five into
> 3.2-rc1, with a -stable backport.

That would be my suggestion.

> Doing that backport would require that we first backport the buggy
> patches (ie: this one), which is a bit weird.  Perhaps it would be
> better for you to prepare a reworked patch series for 3.0.x after
> that five-patch series hits mainline.

That or drop the buggy patch from -stable then fix it all in one go.

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