Re:Re: Re:[PATCH 7.0] fbdev: fbcon: fix memory leak in error path of fbcon_do_set_font()

From: w15303746062

Date: Mon Jul 27 2026 - 03:35:40 EST



>
>Why not just take the same upstream commits for older kernels as well?
>
>Whenever you do "one off" patches like this, it makes backporting future
>changes/fixes almost impossible, and we almost always get it wrong. So
>backporting the same changes is almost always the best idea.
>
>Also note that the 7.0.y kernel is long end-of-life.
>

From: Mingyu Wang <25181214217@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Greg,

Understood. Thanks for the explanation and for letting me know.

I will drop this patch since 7.0 is EOL, and I will make sure
to stick to upstream commits for future backports.

Best regards,
Mingyu