Re: [PATCH] HID: HID_APPLETB_BL and HID_APPLETB_KBD should depend on X86

[Aditya Garg]

> On 10 Apr 2025, at 1:39 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi Aditya,
> 
>> On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 at 16:35, Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 09-04-2025 02:51 pm, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>>> The Apple Touch Bar is only present on x86 MacBook Pros.  Hence add a
>>> dependency on X86, to prevent asking the user about this driver when
>>> configuring a kernel for a different architecture.
>>> 
>>> Fixes: 1fd41e5e3d7cc556 ("HID: hid-appletb-bl: add driver for the backlight of Apple Touch Bars")
>>> Fixes: 93a0fc48948107e0 ("HID: hid-appletb-kbd: add support for automatic brightness control while using the touchbar")
>> 
>> Nit:
>> 
>> The commit SHA should have only the first 12 characters.
>> 
>> https://docs.kernel.org/process/submitting-patches.html#using-reported-by-tested-by-reviewed-by-suggested-by-and-fixes
> 
> "at least the first 12 characters"

Ah interesting. I remember being ranted by some kernel dev about this before. Didn't know it changed.
> (I know, because I made that change lately ;-)
> 
>> Also, hid-appletb-kbd fix should be:
>> 
>> Fixes: 8e9b9152cfbd ("HID: hid-appletb-kbd: add driver for the keyboard mode of Apple Touch Bars")
>> 
>> I would also prefer having them as 2 separate patches.
> 
> OK, will do.
> 
Thanks

> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                        Geert
> 
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