linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv1 02/12] unicore32 core architecture: generic headers stuff

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Message-Id: <201101090136.35793.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Sun, 9 Jan 2011 01:36:35 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	"Guan Xuetao" <guanxuetao@...c.pku.edu.cn>
Cc:	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv1 02/12] unicore32 core architecture: generic headers stuff

On Saturday 08 January 2011, Guan Xuetao wrote:
> > I think we discussed this particular header before. There should be no reason
> > to have your own version instead of using the generic file like you do for the
> > rest of the API headers.
>
> The generic-version stat.h can't work for existing binary file systems in unicore32.
> I will submit a patch for generic-version stat.h for discussion.

But the generic version of stat.h goes together with the generic version of unistd.h,
which the code you submitted is now using.

I understand that you are using a patch to use the traditional system call table
right now, on top of the generalized code. Can't you use the same patch for the
stat.h file?

	Arnd
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