linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.10 46/93] char: xillybus: Fix condition for invoking the xillybus/ subdirectory

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Date:   Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:15:37 +0300
From:   Eli Billauer <eli.billauer@...il.com>
To:     Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
CC:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.10 46/93] char: xillybus: Fix condition for
 invoking the xillybus/ subdirectory

Hello Sasha,

Thanks for trying, but this is a NACK.

On 10/07/21 05:23, Sasha Levin wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/char/Makefile b/drivers/char/Makefile
> index ffce287ef415..c7e4fc733a37 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/char/Makefile
> @@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TCG_TPM)		+= tpm/
>
>   obj-$(CONFIG_PS3_FLASH)		+= ps3flash.o
>
> -obj-$(CONFIG_XILLYBUS)		+= xillybus/
> +obj-$(CONFIG_XILLYBUS_CLASS)	+= xillybus/
>   obj-$(CONFIG_POWERNV_OP_PANEL)	+= powernv-op-panel.o
>    

CONFIG_XILLYBUS_CLASS will be introduced in v5.14, so backporting this 
commit will break the kernel's build.

Since this patch was created for three kernel versions, I'm repeating 
this response on all three, just be sure. Hope I'm not being annoying.

    Eli