linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/3] headers: introduce linux/struct

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Date:   Tue, 7 Dec 2021 10:17:45 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
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        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
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Subject: Re: [RFC 2/3] headers: introduce linux/struct_types.h

On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 7:10 AM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
>
> Working towards a cleaner header structure, start by moving the most
> commonly embedded structures into a single header file that itself
> has only a minimum set of indirect includes. At this moment, this
> include structures for

Ugh. I liked your 1/3 patch, but I absolutely detest this one.

It makes no sense to me, and just makes that header file a completely
random collection of some random structure types.

And I absolutely hate how it splits out the definition of the struct
from basic core infrastructure (initializers etc random inline
functions) for said structures.

So no. NAK on this one. I think it's a disaster.

              Linus