Re: [PATCH] Don't export scsi kernel variables in userspaceheaders.

From: Sam Ravnborg
Date: Mon Jul 27 2009 - 04:26:34 EST


On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 03:44:18AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 10:10:26PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> > Found with make headers_check
> >
> > /usr/include/scsi/scsi.h:159: userspace cannot call function or variable defined in the kernel
> > /usr/include/scsi/scsi.h:285: userspace cannot call function or variable defined in the kernel
>
> The headers shouldn't be exported at all because scsi/ headers are
> exported from glibc.
Where does glibc get these headers from?

If glibc have their own private copy then the headers should indeed be exported
so we avoid such mess.

Sam
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