linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] bcma: main.c needs to include <linux/slab.h>

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Message-ID: <BANLkTi=XYQYee_AoKOXXmO4krwscP_qo4g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:49:39 +0200
From:	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
To:	Pavel Roskin <proski@....org>
Cc:	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] bcma: main.c needs to include <linux/slab.h>

2011/6/27 Pavel Roskin <proski@....org>:
> On 06/27/2011 10:24 AM, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
>>
>> 2011/6/27 Rafał Miłecki<zajec5@...il.com>:
>>>
>>> 2011/6/26 Geert Uytterhoeven<geert@...ux-m68k.org>:
>>>>
>>>> m68k allmodconfig:
>>>>
>>>> drivers/bcma/main.c: In function ‘bcma_release_core_dev’:
>>>> drivers/bcma/main.c:68: error: implicit declaration of function ‘kfree’
>>>
>>> We already include slab.h in:
>>> host_pci.c
>>> scan.c
>>> sprom.c
>>>
>>> Maybe we can just include this in bcma.h as a better solution?
>>
>> It isn't better solution.
>> It results in situation where unnecessary inclusion will be done.
>> Maybe it's not the case now, but it will be in future.
>
> I agree.  kfree() is used in main.c, not in bcma.h.  There is no need for
> all files that include bcma.h to include linux/slab.h, especially (but not
> only) because bcma.h is not a private header.

You ignore the fact I clarified my idea to use bcma_private.h instead of bcma.h.

-- 
Rafał
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