linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2] kernel: kexec_file: remove some duplicated include file

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Date:   Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:33:08 +0800
From:   zhong jiang <zhongjiang@...wei.com>
To:     Bhupesh Sharma <bhsharma@...hat.com>
CC:     Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>,
        kexec mailing list <kexec@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        "Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] kernel: kexec_file: remove some duplicated include
 file

On 2018/9/21 13:21, Bhupesh Sharma wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 8:18 AM, zhong jiang <zhongjiang@...wei.com> wrote:
>> We include kexec.h and slab.h twice in kexec_file.c. It's unnecessary.
>> hence just remove them.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: zhong jiang <zhongjiang@...wei.com>
>> ---
>>  kernel/kexec_file.c | 2 --
>>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c
>> index c6a3b68..35cf0ad 100644
>> --- a/kernel/kexec_file.c
>> +++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c
>> @@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
>>  #include <linux/elf.h>
>>  #include <linux/elfcore.h>
>>  #include <linux/kernel.h>
>> -#include <linux/kexec.h>
>> -#include <linux/slab.h>
>>  #include <linux/syscalls.h>
>>  #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
>>  #include "kexec_internal.h"
>> --
>> 1.7.12.4
>>
> Nice catch.
> Reviewed-by: Bhupesh Sharma <bhsharma@...hat.com>
>
> BTW while we are at it, can you also send out a separate patch to list the
> include files in this file (i.e. kexec_file.c) alphabetically (similar
> to other linux source files - see
> <https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10258279/> for example). Something
> like:
>
> #include <crypto/hash.h>
> #include <crypto/sha.h>
> #include <linux/capability.h>
> #include <linux/elf.h>
> #include <linux/elfcore.h>
> #include <linux/file.h>
> #include <linux/fs.h>
> #include <linux/ima.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> #include <linux/kexec.h>
> #include <linux/list.h>
> #include <linux/mm.h>
> #include <linux/mutex.h>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
> #include <linux/syscalls.h>
> #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
> #include "kexec_internal.h"
>
> This will improve readability and also reduce similar instances of
> include files being added twice in this source file in future.
>
> Thanks,
> Bhupesh
Thank you for suggestion, I do not know whether all of maintainer care about this or not.
Anyhow I will try it.

Sincerely,
zhong jiang