Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] lib: Remove dead code

[Ariel Otilibili-Anieli]

On Friday, December 20, 2024 08:09 CET, Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 11:45:01PM +0100, Ariel Otilibili wrote:
> > This is a follow up from a discussion in Xen:
> > 
> > The if-statement tests `res` is non-zero; meaning the case zero is never reached.
> > 
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/7587b503-b2ca-4476-8dc9-e9683d4ca5f0@xxxxxxxx/
> > Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
> > Suggested-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Ariel Otilibili <ariel.otilibili-anieli@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > --
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Why is "removing dead code" a stable kernel thing?

Hello Greg,

It is what I understood from the process:

"Attaching a Fixes: tag does not subvert the stable kernel rules process nor the requirement to Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on all stable patch candidates." [1]

Does my understanding make sense?

Regards,
Ariel

[1] https://docs.kernel.org/process/submitting-patches.html

> 
> confused,
> 
> greg k-h