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131version that should be applied. If there is any doubt, the maintainer 131version that should be applied. If there is any doubt, the maintainer
132will reply and ask what should be done. 132will reply and ask what should be done.
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134Q: I made changes to only a few patches in a patch series should I resend only those changed?
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136A: No, please resend the entire patch series and make sure you do number your
137patches such that it is clear this is the latest and greatest set of patches
138that can be applied.
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140Q: I submitted multiple versions of a patch series and it looks like a version other than the last one has been accepted, what should I do?
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142A: There is no revert possible, once it is pushed out, it stays like that.
143Please send incremental versions on top of what has been merged in order to fix
144the patches the way they would look like if your latest patch series was to be
145merged.
146
134Q: How can I tell what patches are queued up for backporting to the various stable releases? 147Q: How can I tell what patches are queued up for backporting to the various stable releases?
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136A: Normally Greg Kroah-Hartman collects stable commits himself, but for 149A: Normally Greg Kroah-Hartman collects stable commits himself, but for