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SubjectRe: [PATCH] hpet: Fix missing '=' character in the __setup() code of hpet_mmap_enable.
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On 12/19/18 6:07 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> 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?)

Sure, I will send the v2 with all the information.

Regards,
Buland Singh


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