linux-kernel - Re: [RFC, 2.6.26.2-rc1] exec: remove some includes

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Date:	Sat, 2 Aug 2008 21:56:22 +0200
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Oliver Pinter <oliver.pntr@...il.com>
Cc:	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>, stable@...nel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC, 2.6.26.2-rc1] exec: remove some includes

On Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 09:45:17PM +0200, Oliver Pinter wrote:
> >From ba92a43dbaee339cf5915ef766d3d3ffbaaf103c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:45:43 -0700
> Subject: [PATCH] exec: remove some includes
> 
> [ Upstream commit ba92a43dbaee339cf5915ef766d3d3ffbaaf103c ]
> 
> fs/exec.c used to need mman.h pagemap.h swap.h and rmap.h when it did
> mm-ish stuff in install_arg_page(); but no need for them after 2.6.22.
                                          ^^^^^^^
Oliver, this patch apparently fixes nothing, and playing with includes
always causes a risk of regression. Please ensure that only fixes for
real problems are submitted to stable and check stable_kernel_rules.txt
when in doubt.

Willy

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