Messages in this thread | | | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Date | Tue, 9 Apr 2024 09:15:02 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCHSET 0/9] Sync tools headers with the kernel source |
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Hi Namhyung, Arnaldo,
On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 8:55 PM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> wrote: > I'm gonna carry these changes on the perf tools tree. I'll update the > vhost.h once it lands on the mainline. > > This is the full explanation from Arnaldo: > > There used to be no copies, with tools/ code using kernel headers > directly. From time to time tools/perf/ broke due to legitimate kernel > hacking. At some point Linus complained about such direct usage. Then we > adopted the current model.
Do you have a reference to that? I was gonna reply to [PATCH 8/9] (where I was CCed) with "why can't you use the original include file directly?", then read the cover letter.
Thanks!
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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