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authorArnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>2020-08-06 14:15:47 +0300
committerArnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>2020-08-06 14:15:47 +0300
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Mgerge remote-tracking branch 'torvalds/master' into perf/core
To sync headers, for instance, in this case tools/perf was ahead of upstream till Linus merged tip/perf/core to get the PERF_RECORD_TEXT_POKE changes: Warning: Kernel ABI header at 'tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h' differs from latest version at 'include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h' diff -u tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
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@@ -21,11 +21,18 @@ understand and fix the security vulnerability.
As it is with any bug, the more information provided the easier it
will be to diagnose and fix. Please review the procedure outlined in
-admin-guide/reporting-bugs.rst if you are unclear about what
+:doc:`reporting-bugs` if you are unclear about what
information is helpful. Any exploit code is very helpful and will not
be released without consent from the reporter unless it has already been
made public.
+Please send plain text emails without attachments where possible.
+It is much harder to have a context-quoted discussion about a complex
+issue if all the details are hidden away in attachments. Think of it like a
+:doc:`regular patch submission <../process/submitting-patches>`
+(even if you don't have a patch yet): describe the problem and impact, list
+reproduction steps, and follow it with a proposed fix, all in plain text.
+
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