RE: [PATCH char-misc v2] mei: lb: fix incorrect type in assignment

[Usyskin, Alexander]

> Subject: Re: [PATCH char-misc v2] mei: lb: fix incorrect type in assignment
> 
> On Mon, Jul 06, 2026 at 04:01:30PM +0300, Alexander Usyskin wrote:
> > Fix the mix between __le32 and integer by casting
> > the MEI_LB2_CMD constant as __le32 while using it.
> >
> > Fixes sparse waring:
> > drivers/misc/mei/mei_lb.c:284:32: sparse: sparse: restricted __le32
> degrades to integer
> > drivers/misc/mei/mei_lb.c:330:40: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in
> assignment (different base types) @@     expected restricted __le32 [usertype]
> command_id @@     got int @@
> > drivers/misc/mei/mei_lb.c:330:40: sparse:     expected restricted __le32
> [usertype] command_id
> > drivers/misc/mei/mei_lb.c:330:40: sparse:     got int
> >
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Why cc: stable?  It doesn't actually cause any functional change to the
> code at all, right?  This isn't running on s390, or am I mistaken?
> 

This driver is for discrete graphics card, so it may run on non-x86 system, thus all conversions.

I've been told that if there is Fixes: for commit that already in stable, I should cc: stable.
If it is not hard rule, I'll drop cc: from the next patch revision.

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Thanks,
Sasha