linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] x86/mcelog: Remove one mce

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Message-ID: <20181017171034.GO22571@zn.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 17 Oct 2018 19:10:34 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        linux-edac <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] x86/mcelog: Remove one mce_helper definition

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 07:05:53PM +0200, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> Commit 5de97c9f6d85f ("x86/mce: Factor out and deprecate the /dev/mcelog
> driver") moved the old interface into one file including mce_helper
> definition as static and "extern".
> 
> Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> Cc: linux-edac <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> Fixes:  5de97c9f6d85f ("x86/mce: Factor out and deprecate the /dev/mcelog driver")

I'm not sure about the Fixes: tag - it'll trigger a flood of backporting
for no reason AFAICT.

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    Boris.

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