Re: Why 'linux/fs.h' cannot be included? I *can*...

From: Jeff Garzik (garzik@havoc.gtf.org)
Date: Wed Jan 30 2002 - 11:12:33 EST


On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 01:07:37PM +0100, DervishD wrote:
> The problem is that I don't want to copy the definitions I need
> from linux/fs.h, because this will lead to problems if those
> definitions change. Anyway this is not an issue, because by changing
> the running kernel those definitions in fact may not be valid...
>
> Resuming: I don't know how properly address this problem.

Go ahead and copy. If ioctl interfaces change, then binary
compatibility just changed too. By nature that will be changed
infrequently, if at all.

        Jeff

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