linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] ACPICA: Remove deprecated

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Date:	Sun, 27 Apr 2014 23:38:46 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@...el.com>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, Lv Zheng <zetalog@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] ACPICA: Remove deprecated _LINUX definitions for ACPICA.

On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 02:54:22 PM Lv Zheng wrote:
> There are _LINUX defined so that when Linux kernel is compiled using broken
> compilers that having not __linux__ defined can still include
> <acpi/platform/aclinux.h> from <acpi/platform/acenv.h>.
> 
> This behavior is deprecated as all drivers/acpi/acpica files are compiled
> without including <linux/acpi.h>, thus without _LINUX defined.  As there is
> no issues encountered when we compile ACPICA code without _LINUX defined,
> it is OK to remove _LINUX from <linux/acpi.h> now.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@...el.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/acpi.h |    4 ----
>  1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
> index 7a8f2cd..9c559f7 100644
> --- a/include/linux/acpi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
> @@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
>  
>  #ifdef	CONFIG_ACPI
>  
> -#ifndef _LINUX
> -#define _LINUX
> -#endif
> -
>  #include <linux/list.h>
>  #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>

What about <acpi/platform/acenv.h>?  Should it still check if _LINUX is defined
after this change?


-- 
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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