linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] Fix some compile warnings in v5.18+

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Date:   Tue, 31 May 2022 19:44:21 +0100
From:   Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>
To:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] Fix some compile warnings in v5.18+

On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 12:16:58PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 5/31/22 01:40, Phillip Potter wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Larry,
> > 
> > Both patches look good to me, however I've already submitted a patch 10
> > days ago that does exactly what your rtw_xmit.c patch does, in
> > addition to fixing the changed error handling semantics for the relevant
> > function (in f94b47c6bde6) which broke the driver.
> 
> Phil,
> 
> Sorry I missed your patch. I have been really busy the past month on another
> problem, and I was not paying much attention to r8188eu.
> 
> When I built a mainline kernel in the middle of the merge from 5.18 to 5.19,
> those two warnings stood out.
> 
> Your patch should be ahead of mine in Greg's queue, thus mine should fail,
> and I will get the "does not apply" message. At that time, I will send the
> other patch. As both of us missed the 5.19 merge, the build warnings will
> persist until 5.20, but no harm.
> 
> Larry
> 

Please don't be sorry - just wanted you to know in advance :-).

Figured if I said nothing I would probably aggravate the situation. I
don't have much time to spend on r8188eu myself either so don't worry.

All the best,
Phil