16088 2025-12-04 11:14:35 +0000 patchtest throws an error on a patch with "From " in the message 2026-03-13 14:44:13 +0000 1 1 6 Yocto Project Subprojects Patchwork/Patchtest Patchtest unspecified x86 Multiple NEW Medium+ normal 6.1 M1 1 yoann.congal tgamblin randy.macleod yoann.congal --- --- No (bug/feature does not impact docs) oldest_to_newest 103491 0 5157 yoann.congal 2025-12-04 11:14:35 +0000 Created attachment 5157 Patch triggering the bug With a patch starting with a line starting with "From ..." in the commit message, patchtest fails with (full log bellow): File ".../poky/scripts/../meta/lib/patchtest/mbox.py", line 51, in __init__ self.diff = self.split_body[1] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^ IndexError: list index out of range The patch (attached to this bug starts with): From e0c4001eaea6e8a30bcfce6616e8fc8b5ea4710e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yoann Congal <yoann.congal@smile.fr> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 10:57:40 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] kernel.bbclass: copy include/config/auto.conf in STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR From: Yoann Congal <yoann.congal@smile.fr> From Linux commit aaed5c7739be ("kbuild: slim down package for building external modules")[0], include/config/auto.conf is also a file needed for out-of-tree build. Full log: $ patchtest --patch ../../layers/poky/0001-kernel.bbclass-copy-include-config-auto.conf-in-STAG.patch Testing patch ../../layers/poky/0001-kernel.bbclass-copy-include-config-auto.conf-in-STAG.patch Traceback (most recent call last): File ".../poky/scripts/patchtest", line 61, in startTestRun self.repo = PatchtestParser.repo = PatchTestRepo(**repoargs) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^ File ".../poky/scripts/../meta/lib/patchtest/repo.py", line 23, in __init__ self.patch = mbox.PatchSeries(patch) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^ File ".../poky/scripts/../meta/lib/patchtest/mbox.py", line 56, in __init__ self.patches = [Patch(message) for message in mbox] ~~~~~^^^^^^^^^ File ".../poky/scripts/../meta/lib/patchtest/mbox.py", line 51, in __init__ self.diff = self.split_body[1] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^ IndexError: list index out of range None ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ran 0 tests in 0.021s NO TESTS RAN Traceback (most recent call last): File ".../poky/scripts/patchtest", line 61, in startTestRun self.repo = PatchtestParser.repo = PatchTestRepo(**repoargs) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^ File ".../poky/scripts/../meta/lib/patchtest/repo.py", line 23, in __init__ self.patch = mbox.PatchSeries(patch) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^ File ".../poky/scripts/../meta/lib/patchtest/mbox.py", line 56, in __init__ self.patches = [Patch(message) for message in mbox] ~~~~~^^^^^^^^^ File ".../poky/scripts/../meta/lib/patchtest/mbox.py", line 51, in __init__ self.diff = self.split_body[1] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^ IndexError: list index out of range None ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ran 0 tests in 0.021s NO TESTS RAN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OK: patchtest: All patchtests passed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 103492 1 yoann.congal 2025-12-04 11:25:07 +0000 Also, note that patchtest did return a success (where I would have expected a failure) 103526 2 randy.macleod 2025-12-11 15:45:15 +0000 From Linux commit aaed5c7739be ^^^^ probably the root cause. 5157 2025-12-04 11:14:35 +0000 2025-12-04 11:14:35 +0000 Patch triggering the bug 0001-kernel.bbclass-copy-include-config-auto.conf-in-STAG.patch text/plain 1803 yoann.congal RnJvbSBlMGM0MDAxZWFlYTZlOGEzMGJjZmNlNjYxNmU4ZmM4YjVlYTQ3MTBlIE1vbiBTZXAgMTcg MDA6MDA6MDAgMjAwMQpGcm9tOiBZb2FubiBDb25nYWwgPHlvYW5uLmNvbmdhbEBzbWlsZS5mcj4K RGF0ZTogVGh1LCA0IERlYyAyMDI1IDEwOjU3OjQwICswMTAwClN1YmplY3Q6IFtQQVRDSF0ga2Vy bmVsLmJiY2xhc3M6IGNvcHkgaW5jbHVkZS9jb25maWcvYXV0by5jb25mIGluCiBTVEFHSU5HX0tF Uk5FTF9CVUlMRERJUgoKRnJvbTogWW9hbm4gQ29uZ2FsIDx5b2Fubi5jb25nYWxAc21pbGUuZnI+ CgpGcm9tIExpbnV4IGNvbW1pdCBhYWVkNWM3NzM5YmUgKCJrYnVpbGQ6IHNsaW0gZG93biBwYWNr YWdlIGZvciBidWlsZGluZwpleHRlcm5hbCBtb2R1bGVzIilbMF0sIGluY2x1ZGUvY29uZmlnL2F1 dG8uY29uZiBpcyBhbHNvIGEgZmlsZSBuZWVkZWQgZm9yCm91dC1vZi10cmVlIGJ1aWxkLgoKVGhp cyBhdm9pZHMgdGhpcyBlcnJvciB3aGVuIGJ1aWxkaW5nIGFuIG91dC1vZi10cmVlIFJ1c3Qga2Vy bmVsIG1vZHVsZToKfCBtYWtlIC1DIC4uLi90bXAvd29yay1zaGFyZWQvcWVtdXg4Ni02NC9rZXJu ZWwtc291cmNlIE09JFBXRAp8IG1ha2VbMV06IEVudGVyaW5nIGRpcmVjdG9yeSAnLi4uL3RtcC93 b3JrLXNoYXJlZC9xZW11eDg2LTY0L2tlcm5lbC1zb3VyY2UnCnwgbWFrZVsyXTogRW50ZXJpbmcg ZGlyZWN0b3J5ICcuLi4vdG1wL3dvcmsvcWVtdXg4Nl82NC1wb2t5LWxpbnV4L3J1c3Qtb3V0LW9m LXRyZWUtbW9kdWxlL2dpdC9zb3VyY2VzL3J1c3Qtb3V0LW9mLXRyZWUtbW9kdWxlLWdpdCcKfCAu Li4vdG1wL3dvcmstc2hhcmVkL3FlbXV4ODYtNjQva2VybmVsLXNvdXJjZS9NYWtlZmlsZTo3Nzk6 IC4uLi90bXAvd29yay1zaGFyZWQvcWVtdXg4Ni02NC9rZXJuZWwtYnVpbGQtYXJ0aWZhY3RzL2lu Y2x1ZGUvY29uZmlnL2F1dG8uY29uZjogTm8gc3VjaCBmaWxlIG9yIGRpcmVjdG9yeQoKWzBdOiBo dHRwczovL2dpdC5rZXJuZWwub3JnL3B1Yi9zY20vbGludXgva2VybmVsL2dpdC90b3J2YWxkcy9s aW51eC5naXQvY29tbWl0Lz9pZD1hYWVkNWM3NzM5YmU4MWViZGQ2MDA4YWVkYzhiZWZkOThjODhl NjdhCgpTaWduZWQtb2ZmLWJ5OiBZb2FubiBDb25nYWwgPHlvYW5uLmNvbmdhbEBzbWlsZS5mcj4K LS0tCiBtZXRhL2NsYXNzZXMtcmVjaXBlL2tlcm5lbC5iYmNsYXNzIHwgMSArCiAxIGZpbGUgY2hh bmdlZCwgMSBpbnNlcnRpb24oKykKCmRpZmYgLS1naXQgYS9tZXRhL2NsYXNzZXMtcmVjaXBlL2tl cm5lbC5iYmNsYXNzIGIvbWV0YS9jbGFzc2VzLXJlY2lwZS9rZXJuZWwuYmJjbGFzcwppbmRleCA0 YTNiYWM1MTdmNS4uOWIxMmE4YjU4ZjEgMTAwNjQ0Ci0tLSBhL21ldGEvY2xhc3Nlcy1yZWNpcGUv a2VybmVsLmJiY2xhc3MKKysrIGIvbWV0YS9jbGFzc2VzLXJlY2lwZS9rZXJuZWwuYmJjbGFzcwpA QCAtNTcwLDYgKzU3MCw3IEBAIGRvX3NoYXJlZF93b3JrZGlyICgpIHsKIAljcCAuY29uZmlnICRr ZXJuZWxkaXIvCiAJbWtkaXIgLXAgJGtlcm5lbGRpci9pbmNsdWRlL2NvbmZpZwogCWNwIGluY2x1 ZGUvY29uZmlnL2tlcm5lbC5yZWxlYXNlICRrZXJuZWxkaXIvaW5jbHVkZS9jb25maWcva2VybmVs LnJlbGVhc2UKKwljcCBpbmNsdWRlL2NvbmZpZy9hdXRvLmNvbmYgICAgICAka2VybmVsZGlyL2lu Y2x1ZGUvY29uZmlnL2F1dG8uY29uZgogCWlmIFsgLWUgY2VydHMvc2lnbmluZ19rZXkueDUwOSBd OyB0aGVuCiAJCSMgVGhlIHNpZ25pbmdfa2V5LiogZmlsZXMgYXJlIHN0b3JlZCBpbiB0aGUgY2Vy dHMvIGRpciBpbgogCQkjIG5ld2VyIExpbnV4IGtlcm5lbHMK