Re: [git pull -tip] headers_check fixes for other architectures

From: Russell King - ARM Linux
Date: Sun Feb 01 2009 - 12:21:45 EST


On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 05:49:15PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > These patches fixes 41 headers_check warnings as shown in first email.
> >
> > Pulled into tip/core/header-fixes, thanks Jaswinder!
>
> These are the remaining ones on x86:
>
> 17 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
> 12 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/soundcard.h
> 6 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/asm/setup.h
> 3 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/nubus.h
> 2 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/in6.h
> 1 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/mtd/jffs2-user.h
> 1 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/socket.h
> 1 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/coda_psdev.h
> 1 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/asm/prctl.h
>
> They are all of the "extern's make no sense in userspace" type. What was the
> verdict, are they worth touching, or should we turn off this warning in
> 'make headers_check'?

Ah, not a case of new-cc's added. A case of the rare event of non-spam
eminating from hera.kernel.org falling foul of my manual local blacklist.

I'd appreciate it if someone could point me at the original patches
being discussed.
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