Re: [PATCH] odb: do not use "blank" substitute for NULL
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- Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
- Date
- Dec 19, 2025, 07:39 UTC
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- <4d084712-dc9a-4824-b840-4d78831d9da9@app.fastmail.com>
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- <aUPbgCSTgWJAe0wu@Carlos-MacBook-Air.local>
On Thu, Dec 18, 2025, at 11:59, Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón wrote:
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> On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 09:02:59AM -0800, Kristoffer Haugsbakk wrote: >>[snip] >> >> This project typically does not use that trailer/tag. > > While factually correct, I think the "why" is more interesting in this case. > anf the answer IMHO is: not, because it is not needed. > > % git describe 385e18810f10 > v2.52.0-25-g385e18810f > > shows that this bug is only present after 2.52.0 was released so unless you > are using unreleased version of git (ex: some development version, including > ones that are based on "next"), there is no need to "backport" this fix, as > the next version you will use will include it.
So the Linux Kernel (presumably) uses `Fixes` for backporting and/or does *not* use it for commits that fix changes that have not been released yet. Got it.