[Tobu]

I think Linus has been pretty clear on both topics (fix A, and if you won't, fix B) and on general policy (don't break it for users or I don't want to work with you in the kernel). Yeah, the reporter could have framed it better from the start, but the developers are supposed to be adults and handle imperfect bug reports too.

FWIW, I don't really consider the first issue fixed. The trigger was lost in a refactoring that can't be backported, and there are probably other ways to trigger the issue.