Re: [PATCH] include <linux/types.h> into linux/dlm_plock.h for__u* typedef

From: Kirill A. Shutemov
Date: Wed Sep 10 2008 - 09:15:09 EST


On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 05:11:58PM +0400, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 03:55:04PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 04:14:50PM +0400, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 02:22:04PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > > > --- a/include/linux/dlm_plock.h
> > > > +++ b/include/linux/dlm_plock.h
> > >
> > > > +#include <linux/types.h>
> > >
> > > I'd say that unless you can demonstrate compilation breakage, these will
> > > only slow down compilation.
> >
> > Do you think that minor slow down is worse than dependence on the order of
> > inclusion?
>
> Since it compiles fine there is no such dependency.

It doesn't compiles:

$ make headers_install
...
$ gcc usr/include/linux/dlm_plock.h
usr/include/linux/dlm_plock.h:25: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list
before â__u32â

> Just removing externs from function prototypes makes compiles go faster for
> _seconds_.

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Regards, Kirill A. Shutemov
+ Belarus, Minsk
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