linux-kernel - Re: tipc_config.h requires linux/string.h, which does not exist in exported headers

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:54:09 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Per Liden <per.liden@...csson.com>,
	Allan Stephens <allan.stephens@...driver.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: tipc_config.h requires linux/string.h, which does not exist in exported headers

On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 08:13:17PM +0100, Alex Riesen wrote:
> Sorry for random Cc: list.
> 
> v2.6.24-rc1-423-g97855b4, with CONFIG_HEADERS_CHECK=y
> 
> $ make
> ...
>   CHECK   include/linux/tipc_config.h
> /home/raa/linux/usr/include/linux/tipc_config.h requires linux/string.h, which does not exist in exported headers
> make[3]: *** [/home/raa/linux/usr/include/linux/.check.tipc_config.h] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [linux] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [headers_check] Error 2
> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 2

tipc_config.h uses memcpy in an inline function that is
never used in the kernel.
I'm awaiting response from tipc people if we can kill
that inline or we should make it a macro.
But davem decided just to include tipc_config.h and will now
sort it out.

	Sam
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/