linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tty/vt: Remove printable variable

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Date:   Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:13:32 +0200
From:   Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:     Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Yangxi Xiang <xyangxi5@...il.com>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...el.com>,
        Xuezhi Zhang <zhangxuezhi1@...lpad.com>,
        nick black <dankamongmen@...il.com>,
        DRI Development <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty/vt: Remove printable variable

Hi Daniel,

On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 03:41:17PM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> Every since the 0.99.7A release when console_register() was introduced
> it's become impossible to call vt_console_print (called
> console_print() back then still) directly. Which means the
> initialization issue this variable protected against is no more.
> 
> Give it a send off with style and let it rest in peace.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...el.com>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
> Cc: "Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: nick black <dankamongmen@...il.com>
> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>
> Cc: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
> Cc: Yangxi Xiang <xyangxi5@...il.com>
> Cc: Xuezhi Zhang <zhangxuezhi1@...lpad.com>

I saw this was sent again on accident, but that sdoes not prevent me
from adding a:
Reviewed-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>

I was a bit reluctant to r-b it, but well this looks obviously correct,
so ...

	Sam