linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: asm/bitops.h

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Message-Id: <20170316124808.065242d1018f91fa0c60b875@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Thu, 16 Mar 2017 12:48:08 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@...inera.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: asm/bitops.h

On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:07:08 +0100 Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@...inera.com> wrote:

> Replace void * cast with uintptr_t to do pointer arithmetic's

Why?  The changelog doesn't describe whats wrong with the current code
and gives nobody any reason to apply the patch.

> Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # v4.9+

And you think it should be backported!  That makes it even more
important that the changelog contain a full description of the
end-user visible impact of the fix.