linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] RCU: Don't include unnecessary headers, allow kmemtrace w/ tracepoints.

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Date:	Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:49:57 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Eduard - Gabriel Munteanu <eduard.munteanu@...ux360.ro>
Cc:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@...ibm.com>,
	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] RCU: Don't include unnecessary headers, allow
	kmemtrace w/ tracepoints.


* Eduard - Gabriel Munteanu <eduard.munteanu@...ux360.ro> wrote:

> linux/percpu.h includes linux/slab.h, which generates circular inclusion
> dependencies when trying to switch kmemtrace to use tracepoints instead
> of markers. This patch allows tracing within slab headers' inline
> functions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eduard - Gabriel Munteanu <eduard.munteanu@...ux360.ro>
> ---
>  include/linux/rcuclassic.h |    1 -
>  include/linux/rcupdate.h   |    1 -
>  include/linux/rcupreempt.h |    2 +-
>  3 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

applied to tip/core/rcu, thanks Eduard!

I'll do some build coverage testing to see whether there's anything that 
assumes the presence of percpu.h.

	Ingo
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