linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] include: linux: Reorganize timekeeping and ktime headers

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Message-ID: <YaobiAO2swGf3X3+@kroah.com>
Date:   Fri, 3 Dec 2021 14:28:40 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Carlos Bilbao <bilbao@...edu>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        corbet@....net, rdunlap@...radead.org, mchehab+huawei@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] include: linux: Reorganize timekeeping and ktime
 headers

On Wed, Dec 01, 2021 at 10:22:21AM -0500, Carlos Bilbao wrote:
> On 11/16/21 5:11 PM, Carlos Bilbao wrote:
> > Reorganize and separate the headers by making ktime.h take care of the 
> > ktime_get() family of functions, and reserve timekeeping.h for the actual 
> > timekeeping. This also helps to avoid implicit function errors and strengthens
> > the header dependencies, since timekeeping.h was using ktime_to_ns(), a static 
> > function defined in a header it does no include, ktime.h. Include the header 
> > timekeeping.h wherever it is necessary for a successful compilation after the 
> > header code reorganization.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Carlos Bilbao <bilbao@...edu>
> > Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> > Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> > ---
> 
> Someone, look at me! What a lonely and solitary patch I am...

Yes it is, maybe the time maintainers will pick it up eventually if they
feel it is valid.

good luck!

greg k-h