Messages in this thread | | | From | Mike Frysinger <> | Date | Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:13:24 -0400 | Subject | Re: {PATCH] fix __packed in exported kernel headers |
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On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 15:01, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > On 06/30/2011 11:58 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 14:52, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >>> On 06/30/2011 11:48 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote: >>>> without fallback logic (#ifndef xxx...#define xxx...#endif), i think >>>> that's throwing an unreasonable amount of requirements onto userspace >>>> consumers >>> >>> Unclear. Too much "smarts" in kernel headers is a constant headache to >>> userspace consumers. >> >> not even being able to include a header without hitting a build >> failure without first declaring some magic defines (which, >> realistically, the vast majority of people will be doing exactly the >> same as they'll be using gcc) is unreasonable. hence my suggestion >> about compiler.h. > > Not unless the kernel uses its own namespace for these defines. The > thing is, most libraries have their own macro library for this, and > collisions are both likely and bad.
while that's true for exporting compiler.h, namespacing is irrelevant to my requirement -- the headers should have sane/usable defaults. -mike -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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