[llvm-branch-commits] [llvm] 51a681a - [llvm][utils] Remove source owner check from merge-release-pr script (#176949)

[Cullen Rhodes via llvm-branch-commits]

Author: Cullen Rhodes
Date: 2026-01-22T08:20:43Z
New Revision: 51a681aeb4b490c77c24440d74d9823a977ec76c

URL: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/51a681aeb4b490c77c24440d74d9823a977ec76c
DIFF: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/51a681aeb4b490c77c24440d74d9823a977ec76c.diff

LOG: [llvm][utils] Remove source owner check from merge-release-pr script (#176949)

This check prevents landing PRs from branches on llvm/llvm-project which
is a thing now.

(cherry picked from commit d9ca7371d663a75364010e4bd0d9032ddea8c1c0)

Added: 
    

Modified: 
    llvm/utils/release/merge-release-pr.py

Removed: 
    


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diff  --git a/llvm/utils/release/merge-release-pr.py b/llvm/utils/release/merge-release-pr.py
index ee908e00d06ba..86f68968fd3dc 100755
--- a/llvm/utils/release/merge-release-pr.py
+++ b/llvm/utils/release/merge-release-pr.py
@@ -152,12 +152,6 @@ def load_pr_data(self):
             print("The target repo is NOT llvm-project, check the PR!")
             sys.exit(1)
 
-        if sowner == "llvm":
-            print(
-                "The source owner should never be github.com/llvm, double check the PR!"
-            )
-            sys.exit(1)
-
     def validate_pr(self):
         print(f"> Handling PR {self.args.pr} - {self.prdata['title']}")
         print(f">   {self.prdata['url']}")