On 02/01/2026 at 20:59, Helge Deller wrote:
> On 1/2/26 18:25, Vincent Mailhol wrote:
>> On 02/01/2026 at 18:18, David Heidelberg wrote:
>>> On 02/01/2026 18:13, Vincent Mailhol wrote:
>>>> On 02/01/2026 at 17:34, David Heidelberg wrote:
>>>>> On 30/12/2025 23:20, Vincent Mailhol wrote:
>>>>>> The kernel has no actual grey-scale logos. And looking at the git
>>>>>> history, it seems that there never was one (or maybe there was in the
>>>>>> pre-git history? I did not check that far…)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Remove the Makefile rule for the .pgm grey scale images.
>>>>>
>>>>> Great to see this series.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>> I think the Fixes: tag should still go here, even if it is not very
>>>>> specific.
>>>>
>>>> But then, what do I put in the fixes tag? This:
>>>>
>>>> Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
>>>>
>>>> ?
>>>
>>> Yes
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am not sure it is worth bothering the stable team for something that
>>>> isn't causing any real harm.
>>>
>>> That was my original thinking as well, but the Fixes tag is not only
>>> about stable backports. It is also used for tracking, tooling, and
>>> documentation, so stable picking up such patches is just one of its
>>> purposes.
>>
>> OK. Then why not. I added the tag in my local tree, but I will wait a
>> couple days for the other review comments before sending. I will not
>> spam everyone with a v3 just for that.
>
> I like your patch!
> So, I've added the v2 series to the fbdev git tree.
Thanks!
> I don't think a "Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")" tag is
> appropriate, since it doesn't fixes anything.
Ack.
> Let's see if issues arise due to the wider testing...
Yes. It is always hard for this kind of changes to take care of all the
intricacies (like the one for the Playstation 3 extra logo…)
Well, I spend a fair amount of effort, grepping the different logos
throughout the source code and didn't find any other corner cases.
Fingers crossed!
Yours sincerely,
Vincent Mailhol
