Re: [PATCH 03/12] x86/platform/uv: Adjust references in UV kernel modules

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Sep 07, 2020 at 01:54:33PM -0500, Mike Travis wrote:
> There is a symbol clash from the auto-generated uv_mmrs.h file that
> clashes with code in the UV kernel modules (is_uv() is the symbol).
> Change those prior to the symbol clash so as to not cause a compile error.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Travis <mike.travis@xxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Dimitri Sivanich <dimitri.sivanich@xxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Steve Wahl <steve.wahl@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xp.h            |   11 ++++++-----
>  drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xp_main.c       |    7 ++++---
>  drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xp_uv.c         |    9 ++++++---
>  drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c      |    9 +++++----
>  drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_partition.c |    5 +++--
>  drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpnet.c         |    5 +++--
>  6 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> 
> --- linux.orig/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xp.h
> +++ linux/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xp.h
> @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
>   * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
>   * for more details.
>   *
> - * Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Silicon Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved.
> + * Copyright (c) 2018-2020 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
> + * Copyright (c) 2008-2017 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.

This change does not make sense.  If you want to make it, please make it
in a separate patch that justifies the dates being added here please.

thanks,

greg k-h