linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] headers

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Date:	Thu, 4 Jun 2009 22:22:12 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] headers_check fix: ia64, fpswa.h

On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 05:59:59PM +0530, Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
> 
> fix the following 'make headers_check' warning:
> 
>   usr/include/asm-ia64/fpswa.h:71: extern's make no sense in userspace
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinderrajput@...il.com>

Tony - is this file really used from userspace.
Looking at the definitions I think not.

I not then the real fix is to unexport it.

	Sam
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