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Date:	Tue, 3 Sep 2013 18:41:27 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
Cc:	Jiri Kosina <trivial@...nel.org>,
	Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"dhowells@...hat.com" <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for
 "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com> wrote:
> --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild
> +++ b/include/uapi/Kbuild
> @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
>  # UAPI Header export list
> -# Top-level Makefile calls into asm-$(ARCH)
> -# List only non-arch directories below
> -
> +# Except "linux/", UAPI means Universal API.

Sorry for my silly question, but what's the purpose of this "Universal
API" comment?

> +# For "linux/", UAPI means User API which can be used by user mode.
>
>  header-y += asm-generic/
>  header-y += linux/

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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