linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tools: Fixed MIPS builds due to struct flock re-definition

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Message-ID: <20220719151626.GA22030@lst.de>
Date:   Tue, 19 Jul 2022 17:16:26 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@...aro.org>,
        "open list:BROADCOM NVRAM DRIVER" <linux-mips@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...osinc.com>,
        Guo Ren <guoren@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tools: Fixed MIPS builds due to struct flock
 re-definition

On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 09:42:23AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> I think the correct fix to address the problem in both versions and
> get them back into sync would be something like the patch below.
> I have done zero testing on it though.
> 
> Christoph and Florian, any other suggestions?

Fine with me.  I still think these whole tools/ copy of headers are just
broken.  Userspace code must use system headers and not try to include
two slightly out of sync versions of the same header in obsfucated ways.