linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] video/logo: remove orphan .pgm Makefile rule

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Message-ID: <d1c1d037-7be8-49a3-81d7-59d33efba81b@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 18:13:13 +0100
From: Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@...nel.org>
To: David Heidelberg <david@...t.cz>, Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
 Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>, Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>,
 John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de>
Cc: linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] video/logo: remove orphan .pgm Makefile rule

On 02/01/2026 at 17:34, David Heidelberg wrote:
> On 30/12/2025 23:20, Vincent Mailhol wrote:
>> The kernel has no actual grey-scale logos. And looking at the git
>> history, it seems that there never was one (or maybe there was in the
>> pre-git history? I did not check that far…)
>>
>> Remove the Makefile rule for the .pgm grey scale images.
> 
> Great to see this series.

Thanks!

> I think the Fixes: tag should still go here, even if it is not very
> specific.

But then, what do I put in the fixes tag? This:

  Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")

?

I am not sure it is worth bothering the stable team for something that
isn't causing any real harm.


Yours sincerely,
Vincent Mailhol