linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tools headers: move the nolibc header from rcutorture to tools/include/nolibc/

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Date:   Sat, 29 Dec 2018 19:30:47 +0100
From:   Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, acme@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tools headers: move the nolibc header from rcutorture to
 tools/include/nolibc/

On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 10:25:08AM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 07:04:53PM +0100, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> > As suggested by Ingo, this header file might benefit other tools than
> > just rcutorture. For now it's quite limited, but is easy to extend, so
> > exposing it into tools/include/nolibc/ will make it much easier to
> > adopt by other tools.
> > 
> > The mkinitrd.sh script in rcutorture was updated to use this new location.
> > 
> > Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> > Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
> > Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
> 
> Thank you, Willy!

You're welcome!

> I have queued all four of these.

Thanks!

> Should there
> be a MAINTAINERS file entry for the new include/nolibc home for this
> library code?

Good idea, I didn't think about it. Yes, I can add one and will
send another patch. In case that helps I've created a repo at
/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wtarreau/nolibc.git

Cheers,
Willy