linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] linux/hdsmart.h: fix goofups

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.00.0802180449430.13823@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:50:20 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
To:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
cc:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] linux/hdsmart.h: fix goofups

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:17:20 EST, "Robert P. J. Day" said:
>
> > if that header file isn't used by any kernel code, why bother having a
> > check for __KERNEL__ in the first place?  it's being exported to
> > userspace unchecked:
> >
> >   include/linux/Kbuild:header-y += hdsmart.h
> >
> > so why not just toss that check entirely?  otherwise, you're going to
> > get a header file exported to userspace that has a superfluous
> > __KERNEL__ test in it.
>
> Umm... if the kernel isn't using it, why are we bothering to export
> it to userspace at all?  Or is the kernel using something *else*
> that should be going to userspace instead?

beats me, i just observe 'em, i don't make those judgment calls.  :-)

rday
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