Re: tipc_config.h requires linux/string.h, which does not exist inexported headers

[David Miller]

From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:54:09 +0100

> tipc_config.h uses memcpy in an inline function that is
> never used in the kernel.
> I'm awaiting response from tipc people if we can kill
> that inline or we should make it a macro.
> But davem decided just to include tipc_config.h and will now
> sort it out.

I think the thing to do is just __KERNEL__ protect the
<linux/string.h> include and require userspace to
include <string.h> itself when using these headers.

That's what I'm testing right now.

I'm pretty sure those inlines are indeed used by userspace.
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