Re: [PATCH 0/7 6.12.y] Backport minmax.h updates from v6.17-rc7

On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 10:31:16AM +0000, Eliav Farber wrote:

This series backports 7 patches to update minmax.h in the 6.12.y branch, aligning it with v6.17-rc7.

The ultimate goal is to synchronize all longterm branches so that they include the full set of minmax.h changes.

The key motivation is to bring in commit d03eba99f5bf ("minmax: allow min()/max()/clamp() if the arguments have the same signedness"), which is missing in older kernels.

In mainline, this change enables min()/max()/clamp() to accept mixed argument types, provided both have the same signedness. Without it, backported patches that use these forms may trigger compiler warnings, which escalate to build failures when -Werror is enabled.

All now queued up, thanks!

greg k-h