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SubjectRe: [PATCH 07/18] sysctl extern cleanup - compat
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On Saturday 20 February 2010 15:13:28 Dave Young wrote:
> Extern declarations in sysctl.c should be move to their own head file,
> and then include them in relavant .c files.
>
> Move compat_log extern declaration to linux/compat.h
>
> Signed-off-by: Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@gmail.com>

Good idea in principle, but please don't enclose the extern
declaration in #ifdef:

> --- linux-2.6.32.orig/include/linux/compat.h 2010-02-20 14:02:24.334925488 +0800
> +++ linux-2.6.32/include/linux/compat.h 2010-02-20 14:24:30.405627048 +0800
> @@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
> #include <asm/siginfo.h>
> #include <asm/signal.h>
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
> +extern int compat_log;
> +#endif
> #define compat_jiffies_to_clock_t(x) \
> (((unsigned long)(x) * COMPAT_USER_HZ) / HZ)

This will force a rebuild of everything that #includes linux/compat.h when CONFIG_SYSCTL
changes, while nothing really changes.

Obviously, the same goes for the entire series.

Arnd


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