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SubjectRe: [PATCH] hpet: Fix missing '=' character in the __setup() code of hpet_mmap_enable.
On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 05:34:32PM +0530, Buland Singh wrote:
> On 12/19/18 3:16 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 02:55:02PM +0530, Buland Singh wrote:
> > > The kernel command parameter 'hpet_mmap' never takes effect due to missing
> > > '=' character in the __setup() code of hpet_mmap_enable and the memory map
> > > of the HPET registers never get expose to userspace.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Buland Singh <bsingh@redhat.com>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/char/hpet.c | 2 +-
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c
> > > index 4a22b4b41aef..9bffcd37cc7b 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/char/hpet.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c
> > > @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static __init int hpet_mmap_enable(char *str)
> > > pr_info("HPET mmap %s\n", hpet_mmap_enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled");
> > > return 1;
> > > }
> > > -__setup("hpet_mmap", hpet_mmap_enable);
> > > +__setup("hpet_mmap=", hpet_mmap_enable);
> >
> > What commit caused this bug? Should this go to the stable kernel trees?
>
> Hello Greg,
>
> The commit id is 3d035f58. The bug is there since the initial patch which
> introduced the kernel parameter 'hpet_mmap'. The fix should go to the
> stable kernel trees.

Great, can you resend it with all of this information (a fixes: and cc:
stable tag?)

thanks,

greg k-h

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