linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: mark unicore32 header export as broken

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Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:04:23 -0400
From:	Peter Foley <pefoley2@...izon.net>
To:	Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
CC:	Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@...il.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
	<mmarek@...e.cz>, <gxt@...c.pku.edu.cn>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: mark unicore32 header export as broken

On 4/26/2011 1:07 PM, Américo Wang wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@...il.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Peter Foley <pefoley2@...izon.net> wrote:
>>> This patch marks userspace header export for unicore32 as broken so that
>>> it is skipped when running make headers_install_all.
>>>
>> Why ?
>>
>> I would expect you to send this to arch/unicore32 maintainer too, he
>> is not in the CC: list.
> 
> +1
> 
> If you see errors when install kernel headers on unicore32, fix them instead
> of marking it as broken.

The problem with unicore32 is that it generates various stub headers at compile time in include/generated/asm.
I believe the unicore32 maintainer is already aware of headers_install not working (see https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/1/8/11).
I'm adding him to the CC list on this email. 
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