I have no problem merging this patch into audit/next for v4.12, would you prefer me to do that so at least this patch is merged?
This would be fine. But, I think whoever takes the last 2 deletion patches should also take them. I'm not sure how that part works out.
It would probably make life a small bit easier for us in the audit world too as it would reduce the potential merge conflict. However, that's a relatively small thing to worry about.
-Deepa