linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] netfilter: install nf_nat.h and related headers to INSTALL_HDR

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Date:	Sat, 3 Sep 2011 21:41:34 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
To:	"Anthony G. Basile" <basile@...nsource.dyc.edu>
cc:	davem@...emloft.net, kaber@...sh.net, blueness@...too.org,
	gurligebis@...too.org, base-system@...too.org, kernel@...too.org,
	toolchain@...too.org, mchehab@...hat.com, hverkuil@...all.nl,
	laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com, arnd@...db.de,
	eparis@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter@...r.kernel.org, coreteam@...filter.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netfilter: install nf_nat.h and related headers to
 INSTALL_HDR_PATH

On Saturday 2011-09-03 20:49, Anthony G. Basile wrote:

>Currently nf_nat.h, nf_conntrack_tuple.h and related headers under
>include/net/netfilter are not installed as part of the public kernel
>headers.   However, there are userland applications, other than iptables
>which ships with its own headers, which need these to make use of NAT in
>the kernel's netfilter API.  For example, miniupnpd, requires them and is
>forced to search /usr/src/linux when building.
>
>This patch makes these headers public by installing them in
>INSTALL_HDR_PATH.
>
>See: https://bugs.gentoo.org/376873
>
>Signed-off-by: Anthony G. Basile <blueness@...too.org>

>@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
>+header-y += nf_nat.h
>+header-y += nf_conntrack.h
>+header-y += nf_conntrack_tuple.h
>+header-y += nf_conntrack_extend.h
>+header-y += ipv4/
>+header-y += ipv6/

Should not the to-be-exported files better go into linux/ instead?
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