linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Remove Fix me in main.c and add include statement for kvm

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Date:	Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:08:44 -0400
From:	Nick Krause <xerofoify@...il.com>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, mingo@...hat.com,
	hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org, gleb@...nel.org,
	pbonzini@...hat.com,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Remove Fix me in main.c and add include statement
 for kvm_para.h

On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 6:06 PM, David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jul 2014, Nicholas Krause wrote:
>
>> This patch removes a fix me by including linux/types.h in kvm_para.h
>> as stated by the  fix me in main.c and also removes the comment from
>> main.c too.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@...il.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c | 2 +-
>>  include/linux/kvm_para.h        | 3 +--
>>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
>> index f961de9..7ba314b 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
>> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
>>
>>  #define DEBUG
>>
>> -#include <linux/types.h> /* FIXME: kvm_para.h needs this */
>> +#include <linux/types.h>
>>
>>  #include <linux/stop_machine.h>
>>  #include <linux/kvm_para.h>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_para.h b/include/linux/kvm_para.h
>> index 00a97bb..21d1be2 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/kvm_para.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/kvm_para.h
>> @@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
>>  #define __LINUX_KVM_PARA_H
>>
>>  #include <uapi/linux/kvm_para.h>
>> -
>> -
>> +#include <linux/types.h>
>>  static inline int kvm_para_has_feature(unsigned int feature)
>>  {
>>       if (kvm_arch_para_features() & (1UL << feature))
>
> There's no build error reported that would indicate that this is needed,
> so this patch isn't justifiable.


David,

Good to hear a nicer reply after my stupid patch with page shifts.
Would you like me to send in a patch that removes this fix me
then?
Nick :)
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