linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] use kexec_kernel.h for the kernel-only stuff [Was: [PATCH] Export kexec.h]

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Message-ID: <20100619195345.GT18946@basil.fritz.box>
Date:	Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:53:45 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] use kexec_kernel.h for the kernel-only stuff [Was:
 [PATCH] Export kexec.h]

On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 08:24:19PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 03:22:35PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > Export kexec.h
> >     
> > kexec_load is a system call and it needs a header
> > file with its input arguments.
> > 
> > Export the parts of kexec.h needed for this.
> 
> Rather than introducing yet another file where
> only a fraction is exported how about a split
> where we put the kernel specific definitions in kexec_kernel.h.
> And kexec.h is the userspace interface (which is included
> by kexec_kernel.h).
> 
> We did it like this for pps some time ago.

Would work for me too, I have no strong opinion either way.

Being naturally lazy, I just went with the simpler patch
myself.

-Andi
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