linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] include/linux/unaligned: Replace kernel.h with the necessary inclusions

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Date:   Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:18:05 +0200
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com,
        SHA-cyfmac-dev-list@...ineon.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Arend van Spriel <aspriel@...il.com>,
        Franky Lin <franky.lin@...adcom.com>,
        Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@...adcom.com>,
        Chi-hsien Lin <chi-hsien.lin@...ineon.com>,
        Wright Feng <wright.feng@...ineon.com>,
        Chung-hsien Hsu <chung-hsien.hsu@...ineon.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] include/linux/unaligned: Replace kernel.h with the necessary inclusions

Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> writes:

> 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.
>
> The rest of the changes are induced by the above and may not be split.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/xtlv.c | 2 ++
>  include/linux/unaligned/packed_struct.h                 | 2 +-
>  lib/lz4/lz4defs.h                                       | 2 ++
>  3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

I assume this will go via some other tree:

Acked-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>

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