linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rust: cast to the proper type

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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:54:51 -0400
From: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@...il.com>
To: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: cast to the proper type

On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM FUJITA Tomonori
<fujita.tomonori@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:30:46 -0400
> Tamir Duberstein <tamird@...il.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM Tamir Duberstein <tamird@...il.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Use the ffi type rather than the resolved underlying type.
> >> >
> >> > Fixes: f20fd5449ada ("rust: core abstractions for network PHY drivers")
> >>
> >> Does this need to be backported? If not, I wouldn't include a Fixes tag.
> >
> > I'm fine with omitting it. I wanted to leave a breadcrumb to the
> > commit that introduced the current code.
>
> I also don't think this tag is necessary because this is not a bug
> fix. And since this tag points to the file's initial commit, I don't
> think it's particularly useful.

Would you be OK stripping the tag on apply, or would you like me to send v2?