Re: [PATCH v8 0/5] lib and lib/cmdline enhancements

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Thu, Apr 02, 2026 at 09:00:30AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:30:43 +0300 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > >   lib/cmdline_kunit: add test case for memparse()
> > > > > >   lib/cmdline: adjust a few comments to fix kernel-doc -Wreturn warnings
> > > > > 
> > > > > Any chance to move forward with this?
> > > > 
> > > > I think it's a grace period due to ongoing merge window.
> > > > Also we need more input on the first patch from others,
> > > > perhaps Kees and Andrew can take a look when they will be
> > > > less busy.
> > > 
> > > The same question again...
> > 
> > I'm not sure why. The patches are in Linux Next for several days already.
> > $ git tag --contains b85c7e022e1c # the last one
> > next-20260401
> > 
> > Yet it needs to be merged into nomm-stable (if I understood the process right).
> 
> Yes, these are on track for the upcoming merge window.
> 
> However I believe the riscv32 build breakage remains unresolved?
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/202603041925.KLKqpK6N-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/T/#u

I haven't heard any move of that. Ard proposed a fix/workaround. Nobody seems care.
So I think leaving it as is is also okay as risc-v people simply do not care.
Alternatively we may apply one of the suggested approaches: disabling EFI for 32-bit
or a patch that enables shift from a GCC library — in-kernel copy of it.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko