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charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 21/10/2026 08:44, Eric Biggers wrote: >>> (for linux-next-20261020:) >>> base-commit: 053966c344dbd346e71305f530e91ea77916189f >>> base-tree: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git master >> >> According to commit msg which claims that without base information "nor >> can they be accepted. " > > I actually wrote: > > Many patches still don't include base tree information and can't be > applied. Such patches can't be properly reviewed or tested, nor can > they be accepted. > > So it's about patches that can't be applied due to lack of base tree > information (due to the obvious guess not working). Not merely the lack > of such information by itself. > I have troubles in such case understanding that part of your commit msg. I maintain a few different trees, accept patches there and send pull requests to a few different upstream maintainers. I never had any problem with applying a patch due to missing base. IOW, having there a base tree information would not solve anything in "applied" or "accepted" part. Best regards, Krzysztof