linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/7] Use strict kernel types to fix the world

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Message-ID: <49A5E28F.5050209@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:30:07 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinderrajput@...il.com>,
	mingo@...hat.com, dwmw2@...radead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 0/7] Use strict kernel types to fix the world

Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thursday 26 February 2009, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>> I split out netfilter, DRM and MTD, because of both
>>> size and potentially controversial changes.
>> I take it this supercedes your previous monolithic patch?
> 
> Patch 1/7 supercedes my previous patch and is still as monolithic,
> except for the separate 6/7 hunk. I only split the integer type
> patches by subsystem, but I did these from scratch now.
> 
> Patch 7/7 is a new one, based on your input from the last time
> we discussed it.

6/7 we already had in -tip, apparently.

I'm really of two minds regarding the patches that replace pure data 
types (2/7-5/7).  Part of me thinks it would be better to do this via a 
script in make headers_install, but another part of me thinks that that 
is a recipe for missing includes.

However, if subsystem maintainers are sharing headers with other 
platforms, it's probably the only sane road to go.

	-hpa

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