Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:05:20 -0700 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86/APM: drop the duplicate APM_MINOR_DEV macro | From | Sohil Mehta <> |
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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.
-Sohil
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