Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add missing Linux kernel headers.

[Cornelia Huck]

On Wed, Apr 05 2023, David Turner <digit@google.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 3:06 PM Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Apr 05 2023, "David 'Digit' Turner" <digit@google.com> wrote:
>> > The script has then been run against the official
>> > 6.2.8 kernel source tree (current stable release),
>> > which explains why comments in <linux/vfio.h>
>> > have been updated too.
>>
>> I think we usually run the script against a release or release
>> candidate, not stable.
>>
>> I meant that this was run against the headers of the 6.2.8 official
> release, which was listed as "stable" on https://kernel.org/ (that page now
> lists the 6.2.9 release btw)
> I'd be happy to re-run it against a different set if you can tell me which
> one (and where to get it, just in case).

I think most people actually run it against a checkout of Linus' git
tree, preferrably either the latest -rc version (or the latest release
during the kernel merge window) -- people usually run the script because
they want to use some new interfaces that were recently introduced to
the kernel. (This also ensures linear history, although I don't think
that's too much of a problem.)

Just make sure you note the exact version (or git hash), then it's
fine. Might also be worth splitting this into adding the new files to
the script and actually updating the headers.