Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] uuid: Make guid_t completely internal type to the kernel

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Fri, Oct 01, 2021 at 04:15:44PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 01, 2021 at 02:01:15PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 01, 2021 at 02:37:45PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > The guid_t type was defined in UAPI by mistake.
> > > Keep it an internal type and leave uuid_le UAPI
> > > for it's only user, i.e. MEI.
> > 
> > It's used in they hyper-v drivers as a uapi between the kernel and the
> > hypervisor, so isn't that something valid here?
> 
> I'm not sure I see that interface defined in the kernel. As far as I remember
> the guid_t is used solely inside kernel by Hyper-V code and the rest is using
> raw buffers. Can you point out to the specific place(s)?

Ah, it's a leftover inclusion in the uapi! Thanks for noticing.
I will add a patch to replace it.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko