linux-kernel - Re: [patch] include linux/types.h in a bunch of header files for usage with install

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Date:	Sat, 16 Dec 2006 03:33:52 +0100
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] include linux/types.h in a bunch of header files for usage with install_headers

On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 09:08:50PM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On 12/12/06, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de> wrote:
> >On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 06:03:50PM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> >> there are a plethora of headers that cannot be included straight due
> >> to the usage of __ types (like __u32) without first including
> >> linux/types.h ... so the question is, should all of these headers be
> >> fixed to properly pull in linux/types.h first or are users expected to
> >> "just know" the correct order of headers ?  in my mind, pretty much
> >> every header is fair game for straight "#include <header>" usage and
> >> requiring a list of headers to be pulled in properly is ignoring the
> >> problem ...
> >
> >Yes, they should all be fixed to #include <linux/types.h>.
> 
> thanks, mondo patch attached :)

Looks good, but after your patch the following headers can be moved from 
unifdef-y to header-y:
  include/linux/atm.h
  include/linux/atmarp.h

> -mike

cu
Adrian

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