Re: [PATCH v7 7/8] uapi: export all headers under uapi directories

From: Nicolas Dichtel
Date: Mon Feb 27 2017 - 11:09:44 EST


Le 24/02/2017 Ã 17:49, Nicolas Dichtel a Ãcrit :
> Regularly, when a new header is created in include/uapi/, the developer
> forgets to add it in the corresponding Kbuild file. This error is usually
> detected after the release is out.
>
> In fact, all headers under uapi directories should be exported, thus it's
> useless to have an exhaustive list.
>
> After this patch, the following files, which were not exported, are now
> exported (with make headers_install_all):
> asm-arc/kvm_para.h
> asm-arc/ucontext.h
> asm-avr32/kvm_para.h
> asm-blackfin/shmparam.h
> asm-blackfin/ucontext.h
> asm-c6x/shmparam.h
> asm-c6x/ucontext.h
> asm-cris/kvm_para.h
> asm-h8300/shmparam.h
> asm-h8300/ucontext.h
> asm-hexagon/shmparam.h
> asm-m32r/kvm_para.h
> asm-m68k/kvm_para.h
> asm-m68k/shmparam.h
> asm-metag/kvm_para.h
> asm-metag/shmparam.h
> asm-metag/ucontext.h
> asm-mips/hwcap.h
> asm-mips/reg.h
> asm-mips/ucontext.h
> asm-nios2/kvm_para.h
> asm-nios2/ucontext.h
> asm-openrisc/shmparam.h
> asm-parisc/kvm_para.h
> asm-powerpc/perf_regs.h
> asm-sh/kvm_para.h
> asm-sh/ucontext.h
> asm-tile/shmparam.h
> asm-unicore32/shmparam.h
> asm-unicore32/ucontext.h
> asm-x86/hwcap2.h
> asm-xtensa/kvm_para.h
> drm/armada_drm.h
> drm/etnaviv_drm.h
> drm/vgem_drm.h
> linux/auto_dev-ioctl.h
> linux/bcache.h
> linux/btrfs_tree.h
> linux/cifs
> linux/cifs/cifs_mount.h
> linux/coresight-stm.h
> linux/cryptouser.h
> linux/genwqe
> linux/genwqe/genwqe_card.h
> linux/hash_info.h
> linux/kcm.h
> linux/kcov.h
> linux/kfd_ioctl.h
> linux/lightnvm.h
> linux/module.h
> linux/nilfs2_api.h
> linux/nilfs2_ondisk.h
> linux/nsfs.h
> linux/pr.h
> linux/qrtr.h
> linux/rpmsg.h
> linux/sed-opal.h
> linux/smc.h
> linux/smc_diag.h
> linux/stm.h
> linux/userio.h
> linux/wil6210_uapi.h
> rdma/bnxt_re-abi.h
>
> Note that I have removed from this list the files which are generated in every
> exported directories (like .install or .install.cmd).
>
> Thanks to Julien Floret <julien.floret@xxxxxxxxx> for the tip to get all
> subdirs with a pure makefile command.
>
> For the record, note that exported files for asm directories are a mix of
> files listed by:
> - include/uapi/asm-generic/Kbuild.asm;
> - arch/<arch>/include/uapi/asm/Kbuild;
> - arch/<arch>/include/asm/Kbuild.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@xxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Mark Salter <msalter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (powerpc)
Is there any chance to get this series in before the rc1?


Regards,
Nicolas