linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/APM: drop the duplicate APM_MINOR

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Date:   Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:41:33 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/APM: drop the duplicate APM_MINOR_DEV macro



On 7/27/23 15:05, Sohil Mehta wrote:
> On 7/27/2023 2:21 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> On 7/27/23 13:06, Sohil Mehta wrote:
>>> I am not sure if a Fixes tag is really needed for a redundant macro
>>> definition. If at all, shouldn't it be 874bcd00f520c ("apm-emulation:
>>> move APM_MINOR_DEV to include/linux/miscdevice.h") ?
>>
>> I don't see any need for this patch to be backported.
>>
>> Should it be commit 874bcd00f520c?  Maybe. That one certainly
>> missed moving this macro.
>>
> 
> Also, applying this patch anytime before 874bcd00f520c will cause a
> compilation issue unless 874bcd00f520c is applied as well.

Yeah, that's a good point. Thanks.

-- 
~Randy