linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Remove superfluous check for __linux_

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Date:   Mon, 19 Nov 2018 21:17:48 +0000
From:   Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>
To:     Sean Young <sean@...s.org>
CC:     Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        Paul Burton <pburton@...ecomp.com>,
        James Hogan <jhogan@...nel.org>,
        "linux-mips@...ux-mips.org" <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-mips@...ux-mips.org" <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Remove superfluous check for __linux__

Hello,

Sean Young wrote:
> When building BPF code using "clang -target bpf -c", clang does not
> define __linux__.
> 
> To build BPF IR decoders the include linux/lirc.h is needed which
> includes linux/types.h. Currently this workaround is needed:
> 
> https://git.linuxtv.org/v4l-utils.git/commit/?id=dd3ff81f58c4e1e6f33765dc61ad33c48ae6bb07
> 
> This check might otherwise be useful to stop users from using a non-linux
> compiler, but if you're doing that you are going to have a lot more
> trouble anyway.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sean Young <sean@...s.org>

Applied to mips-next.

Thanks,
    Paul

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