linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Remove redundant #ifdef __KERNEL_

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Date:	Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:16:08 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	trivial@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove redundant #ifdef __KERNEL__ checks.

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > On Sun, 25 Feb 2007, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> >
> > > Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > > >   Remove the redundant intermediate checks for __KERNEL__ since, as
> > > > soon as one ends, the next one starts.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@...dspring.com>
> > > >
> > > However, what's much worse is that this already has put series of
> > > constants which are part of the ABI under __KERNEL__.  This is a
> > > very bad thing.
> >
> > i'm sure i'm just being dense but i have no clue what you're
> > referring to.  AFAICT, that patch simply removed some redundant
> > preprocessor directives.  am i missing something?

> I'm referring to the the patch that caused the redundant ifdefs,
> which was a recent change which among other things broke klibc.

ah, i didn't realize that the redundant ifdef's themselves were a
symptom of another problem.

rday
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