Re: [Patch 9/9]: vt: Misc changes, e.g. to #include directives

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 06:58:48PM +0000, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> vt: 32b glyph: 9. Misc changes, e.g. to #include directives
> 
> Rearrange some #include directives, add some clarifying
> comments, and some code changes which didn't fit elsewhere.

But you need to list those code changes and why you are making them, and
the #include stuff should be it's own patch, right?

And why this:

> diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c b/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c
> index 13f4e48b4142..18affdb3c7c5 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c
> @@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ static struct vc_selection {
>  	.start = -1,
>  };
>  
> +static unsigned int size_row;
> +
>  /* clear_selection, highlight and highlight_pointer can be called
>     from interrupt (via scrollback/front) */
>  
> @@ -340,6 +342,7 @@ static int vc_selection(struct vc_data *vc, struct tiocl_selection *v,
>  {
>  	int ps, pe;
>  
> +	size_row = vc->vc_size_row;
>  	poke_blanked_console();
>  
>  	if (v->sel_mode == TIOCL_SELCLEAR) {


You set a local variable that is never actually used anywhere?

This feels very very odd, especially as the "last" patch in the series.

greg k-h