linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] can: can327: remove useless header inclusions

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Date:   Sun, 17 Jul 2022 23:50:00 +0200
From:   Max Staudt <max@...as.org>
To:     Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@...rulasolutions.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@...ndegger.com>,
        linux-can@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] can: can327: remove useless header inclusions

On Sat, 16 Jul 2022 19:02:01 +0200
Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@...rulasolutions.com> wrote:

> -#include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/module.h>
> -
> -#include <linux/bitops.h>
> -#include <linux/ctype.h>
> -#include <linux/errno.h>
> -#include <linux/kernel.h>
> -#include <linux/list.h>
> -#include <linux/lockdep.h>
> -#include <linux/netdevice.h>
> -#include <linux/skbuff.h>
> -#include <linux/spinlock.h>
> -#include <linux/string.h>
>  #include <linux/tty.h>
> -#include <linux/tty_ldisc.h>
> -#include <linux/workqueue.h>
> -
> -#include <uapi/linux/tty.h>
> -
> -#include <linux/can.h>
>  #include <linux/can/dev.h>
> -#include <linux/can/error.h>
>  #include <linux/can/rx-offload.h>

AFAIK, the coding style is to not rely on headers including other
headers. Instead, the appropriate header for every symbol used should
be included.

This is also valid for the similar patch you submitted for slcan.


Unless something has changed, this is a NAK from me, sorry.


Max