linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Remove redundant #ifdef __KERNEL_

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Message-ID: <45E332A1.6080504@zytor.com>
Date:	Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:18:57 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	trivial@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove redundant #ifdef __KERNEL__ checks.

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
>> Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>>>   Remove the redundant intermediate checks for __KERNEL__ since, as
>>> soon as one ends, the next one starts.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@...dspring.com>
>>>
>> However, what's much worse is that this already has put series of
>> constants which are part of the ABI under __KERNEL__.  This is a
>> very bad thing.
> 
> i'm sure i'm just being dense but i have no clue what you're referring
> to.  AFAICT, that patch simply removed some redundant preprocessor
> directives.  am i missing something?
> 

I'm referring to the the patch that caused the redundant ifdefs, which 
was a recent change which among other things broke klibc.

	-hpa
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