Re: [PATCH] x86/APM: drop the duplicate APM_MINOR_DEV macro

[Randy Dunlap]

On 7/27/23 15:05, Sohil Mehta wrote:
> 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.

Yeah, that's a good point. Thanks.

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~Randy