linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 65/76] ARC: UAPI Disintegrate arch/arc/include/asm

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:54:35 +0000
From:	James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>
To:	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
CC:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 65/76] ARC: UAPI Disintegrate arch/arc/include/asm

Hi Vineet,

On 24/01/13 05:46, Vineet Gupta wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 January 2013 06:20 PM, David Howells wrote:
>> Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I generated this patch using the scripts you provided. If these look OK to
>>> you, can you please ACK.
>>
>> You need to take a look at uapi/asm/setup.h.  It's created as an empty file -
>> which will get discarded by patch.  Do you actually need a UAPI instance of
>> that?
>>
>> David
>>
> 
> Given that setup.h is exported by include/uapi/asm-generic/Kbuild.asm (as part of
> userspace header ABI) there's no way we can avoid it's uapi sibling - even if
> empty. But to workaround patch discarding it, I will add a placeholder comment in
> generated setup.h (just like you did for arch/cris). Would that take care of it ?
> 
> BTW looking at metag port, it seems that <asm/setup.h> does #include
> <uapi/asm/setup.h>, but latter doesn't exist in the repository - is it generated
> for you James or is this same issue which David elucidated to above ?

We have generic-y += setup.h in arch/metag/include/uapi/asm/Kbuild for this

Cheers
James

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