Re: Linux v2.6.16

From: Joe Korty
Date: Mon Mar 20 2006 - 14:31:25 EST


On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 08:25:21PM +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> >
> > strace should be using sanitized versions of the kernel headers, not directly
> > including them verbatim...
> >
> Now, would not it be good for everyone if the in-kernel headers get
> every bit of sanitation? Especially those who are stuck with outdated
> versions of sanitized headers (thinking of FC3 and FC4) often do the
> magic symlinking (/usr/include/linux -> /usr/src/linux/include/linux).

Also, if the policy is that only kernel code can reference the kernel
headers, this intent should be more strongly enforced by removing all
occurances of #ifdef __KERNEL__ in said headers.

Joe
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