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SubjectRe: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"
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On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Chen Gang <gang.chen@asianux.com> wrote:
> On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang <gang.chen@asianux.com> wrote:
>>> --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild
>>> +++ b/include/uapi/Kbuild
>>> @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
>>> # UAPI Header export list
>>> -# Top-level Makefile calls into asm-$(ARCH)
>>> -# List only non-arch directories below
>>> -
>>> +# Except "linux/", UAPI means Universal API.
>>
>> Sorry for my silly question, but what's the purpose of this "Universal
>> API" comment?
>>
>
> Firstly, at least for me, I don't think it is a silly question (maybe
> it means I should give additional explanations). :-)
>
> I 'guess' the "Universal API" means:
>
> "the API which can be used under multiple OS (independent from Linux), it may be used under kernel mode or user mode".
>
> It is just my 'guess', welcome additional suggestions or completions by
> any members.
>
> When we get this correct additional explanation after discussing, if
> suitable, I should add the final explanation to current patch.

Thanks. As this is not related at all to Linux, I don't see a reason
to add this comment.

Here, "UAPI" means "userspace API" only.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

--
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
-- Linus Torvalds


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