linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/38] clean-up uapi + asm-generic Kbuild files

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Date:	Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:14:14 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/38] clean-up uapi + asm-generic Kbuild files

On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 05:34:59PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Monday 14 July 2014 17:06:09 Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > 
> > What tree is the best for this stuff?
> > I would suggest to go via the asm-generic tree that Arnd has.
> > But it also touches a lot of architectures so Andrews -mm or
> > kbuild#misc could be used.
> 
> I rarely have anything to send for the asm-generic tree, usually I
> rely on things getting merged the other way round, through whoever
> has an interest in changing asm-generic.
OK - I will try to channel it through another tree.

If you could fine time to review "[PATCH 38/38] asm-generic: introduc Kbuild.generic"
I would be happy.
The patch itself is simple - but it is more if it really
is relevant. I am not sure how many files from asm-generic that
in reality end up being used by all architectures.

A possibility is to extend this so we can drop a specific file
from a few architectures could be added.
We could for example use this to add preempt.h for all architectures
except x86 that provide a x86 specific version.
But I decided to start simple.

Btw. I should have made this patch separate from the rest.
I just added it on top of the others since it touched the same area.
I will keep it separate in future submissions.

	Sam
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