linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] isystem: ship and use stdarg.h

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Message-ID: <CAK7LNARJUTZ-VDP0bTQqjCQwznWB8d+OpYUQJGOOoaQx1X0FcQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:30:58 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Cc:     Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-efi <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] isystem: ship and use stdarg.h

On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 4:14 PM Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 at 22:13, Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ship minimal stdarg.h (1 type, 4 macros) as <linux/stdarg.h>.
> > stdarg.h is the only userspace header commonly used in the kernel.
> >
>
> I /think/ I know why this is a good thing, but it is always better to
> spell it out.
>
> So with a better explanation in the commit log:
>
> Acked-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
>


I added your Ack because the benefit of this refactoring
is described in this:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/YQhY40teUJcTc5H4@localhost.localdomain/



-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada