linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Compiler Attributes: move kernel-only attributes into __KERNEL_

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Date:   Thu, 6 Dec 2018 20:39:26 +0800
From:   Xiaozhou Liu <lxz1983@...il.com>
To:     Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
Cc:     Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Compiler Attributes: move kernel-only attributes into
 __KERNEL__

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 11:42:11AM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:

> Exactly, thanks a lot for clarifying it up (we should put this in the
> commit message, I would say). That also answers my question: it is
> clear everything should be back into __KERNEL__. The only worry is
> that the v4.19 release contained 815f0ddb346c, so it has them exposed,
> so someone could have started relying on them. Or, more likely, the
> exposed macros could break some source code out there. Hm... Should a
> "fix" be backported?

What about letting v4.19 maintainers make the decision?

Should I send a v2 patch updating the comments and Acked-by (you)?


Thanks,
Xiaozhou