Subject: Re: linux-next: manual merge of the akpm tree with the tip tree

From: Andy Shevchenko <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:36:52 +0200

On Tue, 2018-01-09 at 16:02 +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> Today's linux-next merge of the akpm tree got a conflict in:
> 
>   arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_bt.c
> 
> between commit:
> 
>   9d0513d82f1a ("x86/platform/intel-mid: Revert "Make 'bt_sfi_data'
> const"")
> 
> from the tip tree and patch:
> 
>   "arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_bt.c: fix const
> confusion"
> 
> from the akpm tree.
> 
> I fixed it up (I dropped the akpm tree patch)

Yes, that is exactly what needs to be done.
Thanks!

Andrew, can you drop that patch from your quilt?

>  and can carry the fix as
> necessary. This is now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but
> any
> non trivial conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer
> when your tree is submitted for merging.  You may also want to
> consider
> cooperating with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise
> any
> particularly complex conflicts.
> 

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Andy Shevchenko <[email-masked]>
Intel Finland Oy