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SubjectRe: [PATCH] headers_install.pl: autoconvert asm/inline/volatile to __xxx__
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On Wednesday 31 December 2008 12:15:07 Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Saturday 27 December 2008, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > Headers in userspace should be using the __xxx__ form of the asm, inline,
> > and volatile keywords.  Since people like to revert these things without
> > realizing what's going on, have the headers install step autoconvert
> > these keywords.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
>
> The patch looks right, but I would argue that most of the instances of
> any of these should not be exported in the first place. I'm not
> sure whether there is a legitimate use for the byteorder inlines,
> but the others I could find look like they are not meant for use by the
> kernel.

maybe, but those threads are going to take quite a while to resolve and things
will constantly leak back out.
-mike
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