linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] Provide in-kernel headers for making it easy to extend the kernel

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Date:   Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:45:13 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>
Cc:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, ast@...nel.org,
        atishp04@...il.com, dancol@...gle.com,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, karim.yaghmour@...rsys.com,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-trace-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        Manoj Rao <linux@...ojrajarao.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        qais.yousef@....com, rdunlap@...radead.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, yhs@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] Provide in-kernel headers for making it easy to
 extend the kernel

On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 10:37:41AM -0500, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> In any case, it is not practical to provide headers for every kernel version on
> the system image and maintain them, it will take up too much space and has to
> be periodically packaged. Not to mention that there will be kernel versions
> that are booting Android that simply don't have anyone maintaining headers
> for. So the proposed solution is an easier path.

I totally agree with this, and with your proposed patches, just wanting
to clear up some potential anti-GPL-FUD before it got spread any further :)

thanks,

greg k-h