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List:       vbox-dev
Subject:    Re: [vbox-dev] misc_deregister changes to void from int in Linux kernel 4.3-rc1, breaks Virtualbox b
From:       Frank Mehnert <frank.mehnert () oracle ! com>
Date:       2015-09-22 15:40:41
Message-ID: 4895347.o1Zi8HDSei () noys2
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Hi Alessandro,

On Wednesday 16 September 2015 11:59:15 Alessandro Suardi wrote:
> This has already been (sort of) reported on vboxusers - while trying to s=
ee
> if new SVN releases fix my compiling problem in the 5.0 series (manual.pdf
> be damned :( ), I advanced both kernel to 4.3-rc1 and SVN to 57718.
> =

> Relevant background:
> =

> https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/7/30/815
> =

> Proposed (possibly too conservative, using preprocessor directives to
> condition compilation based on KERNEL_VERSION check) patch to ignore the
>  misc_deregister reportedly useless return code is attached.

Thanks! Similar patch applied yesterday.

Frank
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