linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: Add missing header for 'bool' definition to clk-conf.h

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Date:	Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:41:02 +0800
From:	Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
To:	Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
Cc:	Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
	linux-clk <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: Add missing header for 'bool' definition to clk-conf.h

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 10:55:28AM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 5:28 AM, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org> wrote:
>> > On 08/18, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>> >> of_clk_set_defaults uses the type 'bool', but clk-conf.h does not
>> >> include its definition.
>> >>
>> >> This results in a compile error when only clk-conf.h is used.
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
>> >> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
>> >
>> > Why is stable Cc-ed? Is there some sort of compilation failure on
>> > stable kernels?
>>
>> There isn't for now. Though I don't see why we shouldn't fix this for
>> stable kernels as well. It's possible other people or third-party
>> vendors working with stable/LTS kernels (Android?) may run into it.
>
> How about
>
>    - It must fix a real bug that bothers people (not a, "This could be a
>    problem..." type thing).
>
> in Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt?

My bad. I'll send a new version without the CC.

ChenYu
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