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From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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On Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:30:35 +0200 Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> How many case like this are there in the kernel?
>> What tool are you using to find this?
>> We should focus on creating CI tools which can help catch instances of
>> this pattern in new code before it gets added, rather than cleaning up
>> old code. It just makes backports harder for hardly any gain.  
> 
> What backports do you have in mind exactly?

Code backports. I don't understand the question.
There's little benefit and we're getting multiple such patches a day.