linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net headers: export dcbnl.h

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Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:55:06 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Chris Leech <christopher.leech@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net headers: export dcbnl.h

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 04:46:35PM -0800, Chris Leech wrote:
> The DCB netlink interface is required for building the userspace tools
> available at e1000.sourceforge.net

Hmmm, is that file ready for export....

>From dcbnl.h:
#ifndef __LINUX_DCBNL_H__
#define __LINUX_DCBNL_H__

#define DCB_PROTO_VERSION 1

struct dcbmsg {
        unsigned char      dcb_family;
        __u8               cmd;
        __u16              dcb_pad;
};

1) It uses __u8/__u16 so it would be nice it is included <linux/types.h>
so these are actually defined.
2) Why does it use "unsigned char" for one member and __u8 for another.
It looks inconsistent.


We export headers that are much worse but we better raise the bar a little.

	Sam


> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Leech <christopher.leech@...el.com>
> ---
> 
>  include/linux/Kbuild |    1 +
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/Kbuild b/include/linux/Kbuild
> index b97cdc5..106c3ba 100644
> --- a/include/linux/Kbuild
> +++ b/include/linux/Kbuild
> @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ header-y += const.h
>  header-y += cgroupstats.h
>  header-y += cramfs_fs.h
>  header-y += cycx_cfm.h
> +header-y += dcbnl.h
>  header-y += dlmconstants.h
>  header-y += dlm_device.h
>  header-y += dlm_netlink.h
> 
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