linux-kernel - Re: [git pull -tip] headers_check fixes for other architectures

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Date:	Sun, 1 Feb 2009 17:20:18 +0000
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	hskinnemoen@...el.com, cooloney@...nel.org, tony.luck@...el.com,
	ralf@...ux-mips.org, dhowells@...hat.com, matthew@....cx,
	chris@...kel.net, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [git pull -tip] headers_check fixes for other architectures

On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 05:49:15PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:
> 
> > > These patches fixes 41 headers_check warnings as shown in first email.
> > 
> > Pulled into tip/core/header-fixes, thanks Jaswinder!
> 
> These are the remaining ones on x86:
> 
>      17 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
>      12 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/soundcard.h
>       6 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/asm/setup.h
>       3 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/nubus.h
>       2 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/in6.h
>       1 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/mtd/jffs2-user.h
>       1 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/socket.h
>       1 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/linux/coda_psdev.h
>       1 /dev/shm/tip/usr/include/asm/prctl.h
> 
> They are all of the "extern's make no sense in userspace" type. What was the 
> verdict, are they worth touching, or should we turn off this warning in 
> 'make headers_check'?

Ah, not a case of new-cc's added.  A case of the rare event of non-spam
eminating from hera.kernel.org falling foul of my manual local blacklist.

I'd appreciate it if someone could point me at the original patches
being discussed.
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