Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: asm/bitops.h

From	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: asm/bitops.h
Date	2017-03-16 20:50 +0100
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On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:07:08 +0100 Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@infinera.com> wrote:

> Replace void * cast with uintptr_t to do pointer arithmetic's

Why?  The changelog doesn't describe whats wrong with the current code
and gives nobody any reason to apply the patch.

> Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v4.9+

And you think it should be backported!  That makes it even more
important that the changelog contain a full description of the
end-user visible impact of the fix.

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[PATCH 1/2] x86: asm/bitops.h Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@infinera.com> - 2017-03-16 20:20 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: asm/bitops.h Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-03-16 20:50 +0100

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