linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] lib/rhashtable: Replace kernel.h with the necessary inclusions

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Date:   Thu, 7 Oct 2021 14:44:41 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        kunit-dev@...glegroups.com, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@...gle.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] lib/rhashtable: Replace kernel.h with the
 necessary inclusions

On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 07:23:28PM +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 12:51:28PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > When kernel.h is used in the headers it adds a lot into dependency hell,
> > especially when there are circular dependencies are involved.

> > Replace kernel.h inclusion with the list of what is really being used.

> Nack.  I can see the benefits of splitting things out of kernel.h
> but there is no reason to add crap to end users like rhashtable.c.

Crap is in the kernel.h. Could you elaborate how making a proper list
of the inclusions is a crap?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko