Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v5 0/9] "Task_isolation" mode

[Mark Rutland]

On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 05:40:49PM +0000, Alex Belits wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 2020-11-24 at 08:36 -0800, Tom Rix wrote:
> > External Email
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> > On 11/23/20 9:42 AM, Alex Belits wrote:
> > > This is an update of task isolation work that was originally done
> > > by
> > > Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> and maintained by him until
> > > November 2017. It is adapted to the current kernel and cleaned up
> > > to
> > > implement its functionality in a more complete and cleaner manner.
> > 
> > I am having problems applying the patchset to today's linux-next.
> > 
> > Which kernel should I be using ?
> 
> The patches are against Linus' tree, in particular, commit
> a349e4c659609fd20e4beea89e5c4a4038e33a95

Is there any reason to base on that commit in particular?

Generally it's preferred that a series is based on a tag (so either a
release or an -rc kernel), and that the cover letter explains what the
base is. If you can do that in future it'll make the series much easier
to work with.

Thanks,
Mark.