linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: kvm: make export of linux/kvm

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Message-Id: <201208031311.33228.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Fri, 3 Aug 2012 13:11:32 +0000
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>, Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"geert@...ux-m68k.org" <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: kvm: make export of linux/kvm_para.h unconditional

On Friday 03 August 2012, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > > I know we here hit a bad thing with the generic-y support,
> > > where we miss a good way to add a file to a lot of archs
> > > without editing a lot of files.
> > 
> > If there isn't a generic version of the header, then yes, I guess you have
> > to modify the architectures that want to export it.
> > 
> > I'm happy to post an extra patch sorting out kvm.h and a.out.h if that's
> > what's required to get headers building again.
> 
> IMO this is required to sort this out for good.
> I will be happy to review your patches.

I also owe Mark Brown a solution for the asm/clkdev.h redirect,
as by http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1207.0/01141.html

I would very much like to avoid adding another wildcard logic for
generic-y, but I could not figure out how to do that better.

	Arnd
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