linux-kernel - Re: QUERY: Inclusion of header files in kernel header files

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Message-ID: <22dbbef21002230337i104c63dcm5d59064ca48a07f0@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:07:47 +0530
From:	viresh kumar <viresh.linux@...il.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com>,
	viresh kumar <viresh.linux@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: QUERY: Inclusion of header files in kernel header files

>> I think, ideally including any header file shouldn't give compilation
>> errors for types used in
>> included header file.
>
> Agreed.
>
> I'd send a patch fixing the bus.h header, in case no one has a valid
> technical reason against it.
>

That will be great!!!

Actually this issue is not present only in bus.h, but some other
kernel header files.
Like: arch/arm/include/asm/clkdev.h don't include list.h file but
using struct list_head

May be we need to check this in other header files also.

regards,
viresh kumar
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