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Re: [Patch] hid: enhance hid-saitek for use with R.A.T.5 and similar

From	Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
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Subject	Re: [Patch] hid: enhance hid-saitek for use with R.A.T.5 and similar
Date	2016-01-28 10:00 +0100
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On Thu, 28 Jan 2016, Piotr Sawuk wrote:

> >> +	hdev = container_of(dev, struct hid_device, dev);
> >
> > You can use to_hid_device() here.
> 
> sorry, didn't notice that recent addition.
> my new patch wont work against older kernel versions though...

The only thing that really matters is that it works with the kernel it's 
being applied to and pushed upstream.

If anyone wants to backport it later to some older kernel, as part of a 
backport he'd have to open-code to_hide_device() ... no big deal.

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs

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Re: [Patch] hid: enhance hid-saitek for use with R.A.T.5 and  similar Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org> - 2016-01-26 15:30 +0100
  Re: [Patch] hid: enhance hid-saitek for use with R.A.T.5 and   similar "Piotr Sawuk" <a9702387@unet.univie.ac.at> - 2016-01-28 00:20 +0100
    Re: [Patch] hid: enhance hid-saitek for use with R.A.T.5 and   similar Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org> - 2016-01-28 10:00 +0100

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