linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 7/8] uapi: export all headers under uapi directories

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Message-ID: <878tq2b17g.fsf@concordia.ellerman.id.au>
Date:   Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:00:19 +1100
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Cc:     linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 7/8] uapi: export all headers under uapi directories

Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com> writes:

> Regularly, when a new header is created in include/uapi/, the developer
> forgets to add it in the corresponding Kbuild file. This error is usually
> detected after the release is out.
>
> In fact, all headers under uapi directories should be exported, thus it's
> useless to have an exhaustive list.
>
> After this patch, the following files, which were not exported, are now
> exported (with make headers_install_all):
...
> asm-powerpc/perf_regs.h
...
>  arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/Kbuild        |  45 ---

Thanks for cleaning it up.

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au> (powerpc)


cheers