linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/20] linux/stddef.h, linux/offsetof.h: Split offsetof() into a separate header

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Message-ID: <CAHp75Vd8SKA+mu-5AXWJufsitpeNGnBms4nOzDjOD2g04cjpeg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 20 Nov 2021 18:14:01 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@...il.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
        Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/20] linux/stddef.h, linux/offsetof.h: Split
 offsetof() into a separate header

On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 3:02 PM Alejandro Colomar
<alx.manpages@...il.com> wrote:
>
> Include <linux/offsetof.h> from <linux/stddef.h> for compatibility.
>
> From <linux/offsetof.h>:
>         Include the same exact deps that <linux/stddef.h> had.
>         Changing that in any way broke my compilation.

The commit message does not explain why you are doing this, what's the
problem it fixes.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko