linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] dma: vdma: Fix compilation warnings

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Date:	Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:40:02 +0000
From:	Appana Durga Kedareswara Rao <appana.durga.rao@...inx.com>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
CC:	"vinod.koul@...el.com" <vinod.koul@...el.com>,
	"linux-next@...r.kernel.org" <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Anirudha Sarangi" <anirudh@...inx.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] dma: vdma: Fix compilation warnings

Hi Stephen Rothwell,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Rothwell [mailto:sfr@...b.auug.org.au]
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 3:06 PM
> To: Appana Durga Kedareswara Rao
> Cc: vinod.koul@...el.com; linux-next@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; Anirudha Sarangi; Appana Durga Kedareswara Rao
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] dma: vdma: Fix compilation warnings
>
> Hi Kedareswara,
>
> On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:30:26 +0530 Kedareswara rao Appana
> <appana.durga.rao@...inx.com> wrote:
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/dmapool.h b/include/linux/dmapool.h index
> > 022e34f..01c91bb 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/dmapool.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/dmapool.h
> > @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
> >
> >  #include <asm/io.h>
> >  #include <asm/scatterlist.h>
> > +#include <linux/device.h>
> >
> >  struct dma_pool *dma_pool_create(const char *name, struct device *dev,
> >                     size_t size, size_t align, size_t allocation);
>
> This might be to much, all it really needs is a
>
> struct device;
>
> line ...

Why it is a better solution rather than including header file?
I didn't get you could you please explain a bit.

Regards,
Kedar.

>
> --
> Cheers,
> Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au


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