Re: [PATCH] x86 byteorder.h: use __asm__/__inline__ for userspace
From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Sat Dec 27 2008 - 16:10:55 EST
Mike Frysinger wrote:
> ...
> #ifdef __KERNEL__
> # define kernel_flock flock
> #endif
> struct kernel_flock {
> ...
FWIW, a long time ago I proposed the __kabi_ prefix for these things; I
think it is a good thing to make userspace-visible structures stand out
even in the kernel code itself.
As such, I would suggest *not* adding the #define at all.
-hpa
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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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