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

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdUBxwqBJ-XTvupfoz6Srcj9gYjfok3mykD76jgyQ5ySCw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:31:07 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: kvm: make export of linux/kvm_para.h unconditional

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> 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.

Any progress on this one?
It's a regression in 3.5 for sh, and 3.6-rc for m68k.

Thx!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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