linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Make exported headers use strict posix types

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Date:	Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:38:52 -0300
From:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>, mingo@...e.hu,
	x86@...nel.org, sam@...nborg.org, jirislaby@...il.com,
	gregkh@...e.de, davem@...emloft.net, xyzzy@...akeasy.org,
	jens.axboe@...cle.com, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make exported headers use strict posix types

On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:07:53 +0100
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:

> A number of standard posix types are used in exported headers, which
> is not allowed if __STRICT_KERNEL_NAMES is defined. Change them all
> to use the safe __kernel variant so that we can make __STRICT_KERNEL_NAMES
> the default.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> [...]
> diff --git a/include/linux/dvb/video.h b/include/linux/dvb/video.h
> index bd49c3e..ee5d2df 100644
> --- a/include/linux/dvb/video.h
> +++ b/include/linux/dvb/video.h
> @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ struct video_event {
>  #define VIDEO_EVENT_FRAME_RATE_CHANGED	2
>  #define VIDEO_EVENT_DECODER_STOPPED 	3
>  #define VIDEO_EVENT_VSYNC 		4
> -	time_t timestamp;
> +	__kernel_time_t timestamp;
>  	union {
>  		video_size_t size;
>  		unsigned int frame_rate;	/* in frames per 1000sec */
> [...]

For the dvb side, it seems ok.

Acked-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>

Cheers,
Mauro
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