On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:07:08 +0100 Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Replace void * cast with uintptr_t to do pointer arithmetic's Why? The changelog doesn't describe whats wrong with the current code and gives nobody any reason to apply the patch. > Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # v4.9+ And you think it should be backported! That makes it even more important that the changelog contain a full description of the end-user visible impact of the fix.