linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL -tip] fix 41 'make headers

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Date:	Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:20:24 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL -tip] fix 41 'make headers_check' warnings

On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 09:39:59AM +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi Jaswinder,
> 
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:40:54 +0530 Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/videodev2.h b/include/linux/videodev2.h
> > index 5571dbe..81fa255 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/videodev2.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/videodev2.h
> > @@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ struct v4l2_chip_ident_old {
> >  
> >  #if 1
> >  /* Experimental, meant for debugging, testing and internal use.
> > -   Only implemented if CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG is defined.
> > +   Only implemented if VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG is defined.
> >     You must be root to use these ioctls. Never use these in applications! */
> 
> Is there some reason we cannot fix the tool that does the checking for
> this case?

It could be done - but for now I have kept it very simple.
One day I should preprocess the headers or something to cover more
issues.

	Sam
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