Re: [PATCH 6.10 090/263] drm/amdgpu/pm: Fix the param type of set_power_profile_mode

[Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@kernel.org>]

On 19. 08. 24, 22:12, Deucher, Alexander wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@kernel.org>
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>> To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>;
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>> Cc: patches@lists.linux.dev; Deucher, Alexander
>> <Alexander.Deucher@amd.com>; Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>; Koenig,
>> Christian <Christian.Koenig@amd.com>; Pan, Xinhui <Xinhui.Pan@amd.com>;
>> amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 6.10 090/263] drm/amdgpu/pm: Fix the param type of
>> set_power_profile_mode
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>> FTR:
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>> So the author of the patch CANNOT respond. Anyone else?
> 
> This was a Coverity fix.  As to why it was pulled into stable, I think Sasha's scripts picked it up.

Sorry, but again, why do we change the kernel to _silence_ Coverity? We 
do not do this even for compilers.

I am asking, why do you call this a fix at all? What does it fixes?

And finally, Coverity has a "False positive" selection box to dismiss a 
warning for good. One needs not changing the code.

thanks,
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js
suse labs