linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: warn about headers using __[us]{8, 16, 32, 64} types w/out linux/types.h

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1310082100020.2894@ayla.of.borg>
Date:	Tue, 8 Oct 2013 21:03:08 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
cc:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: warn about headers using __[us]{8, 16, 32, 64}
 types w/out linux/types.h

On Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> Subject: [PATCH] kbuild: add checks for include of linux/types in userspace headers

> If we see __[us](8|16|32|64) then we must include <linux/types.h>

> +	if ($line =~ m/__[us](8|16|32|64)\b/) {
> +		printf STDERR "$filename:$lineno: " .
> +		              "found __[us]{8,16,32,64} type " .
> +		              "without #include <linux/types.h>\n";
> +		$linux_types = 2;
> +		# Warn until headers are all fixed
> +		#$ret = 1;
> +	}

FWIW, this also triggers on __[us]{8,16,32,64} in comments instead of in
actual code (just got caught ;-).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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