linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] remove include/linux/hdsmart.h

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Date:	Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:51:56 +0100
From:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] remove include/linux/hdsmart.h

On Tuesday 19 February 2008, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 07:04:51PM +0100, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> > On Sunday 17 February 2008, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > 
> > > Why can't we simply remove it?
> > 
> > If it is safe w.r.t. userspace then please do it.
> > 
> > [ I don't know and I couldn't get an answer on LKML so... ]
> 
> The purpose of the kernel userapce headers is to contain the interfaces 
> between the kernel and userspace.
> 
> If nothing in the kernel uses it there's not much value in keeping it.
> 
> Removal patch below.
> 
> > Thanks,
> > Bart
> 
> cu
> Adrian
> 
> 
> <--  snip  -->
> 
> 
> include/linux/hdsmart.h is not used by the kernel and should therefore 
> be removed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>

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