linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/6] asm-generic/bug.h: declare struct pt

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Date:   Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:15:54 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        Hidehiro Kawai <hidehiro.kawai.ez@...achi.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/6] asm-generic/bug.h: declare struct pt_regs;
 before function prototype

On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:13:54 +0100
Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk> wrote:

> >> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bug.h b/include/asm-generic/bug.h
> >> index d6f4aed479a1..87191357d303 100644
> >> --- a/include/asm-generic/bug.h
> >> +++ b/include/asm-generic/bug.h
> >> @@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ extern void warn_slowpath_null(const char *file, const int line);
> >>
> >>  /* used internally by panic.c */
> >>  struct warn_args;
> >> +struct pt_regs;  
> >
> > Probably be better to move pt_regs above the comment. For one, it is
> > used before warn_args in the function below. Two, it's not defined
> > internally by panic.c like warn_args is.  
> 
> Alternatively, the comment could be placed on the same line as `struct 
> warn_args;`.  I don't think it's a big enough of a deal to patch it for 
> the sake of it, tbh.

trivial clean up patches are fine to add for merge windows.

Could just write a patch and send it to the trivial maintainer.

-- Steve