linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/8] pps: userland header file for PPS API.

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Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:53:56 +0100
From:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...eenne.com>
To:	Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@....cs.msu.su>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] pps: userland header file for PPS API.

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 03:33:01PM +0300, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> Hi Rodolfo,
> 
> On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:51:18 +0100
> Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...ux.it> wrote:
> 
> > This patch adds into the PPS's documentation directory a possible
> > implementation of the PPS API (RFC 2783) by using the LinuxPPS's char
> > devices.
> > 
> > This file is not just an example but it can be used into real
> > systems. :)
> 
> Isn't libc a proper place for this file? This header file provides a
> generic standardized interface (PPSAPI) to the custom Linux
> implementation (linux/pps.h). I think this is just what libc is for.

You are right, but I added that file for documentation purpose also.
Just to illustrate how to implement an high level API with my simple
char device interface.

> I wanted to file a bug in Debian BTS last week to add this header to
> libc6-dev package and also push it upstream but something distracted
> me. If you agree that the header should be in libc then I can do it now.

I agree. :)

Can you please put me in Cc in your letters with the Debian people?

Thanks a lot,

Rodolfo

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