linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] missing includes from infiniband merge

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Date:	Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:29:12 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>, rolandd@...co.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] missing includes from infiniband merge

On Sat, Sep 23, 2006 at 04:44:16PM +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> indirect chains of includes are arch-specific and can't
> be relied upon...  (hell, even attempt to build it for
> itanic would trigger vmalloc.h ones; err.h triggers
> on e.g. alpha).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> ---
>  drivers/infiniband/core/mad_priv.h           |    1 +
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c |    1 +
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_rnic.c     |    1 +
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_diag.c     |    1 +
>  4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
A better fix would be to avoid the arch dependency in the non-arch .h
files so that in most cases it just works??

That will result in a few files being included twice or more but
does that matter with current gcc - I doubt.

	Sam
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