linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 00/68] Define _GNU

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 12:08:06 -0600
From: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To: patchwork-bot+linux-riscv@...nel.org, Edward Liaw <edliaw@...gle.com>,
 Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 00/68] Define _GNU_SOURCE for sources using

On 5/22/24 17:36, Shuah Khan wrote:
> On 5/22/24 17:32, patchwork-bot+linux-riscv@...nel.org wrote:
>> Hello:
>>
>> This series was applied to riscv/linux.git (fixes)
>> by Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>:
>>

Hi Tejun,

I noticed you weren't on the email I sent in response.

Please drop this series. There is simpler fix to the problem
this patch series attempts to solve with this series is already
in Linus's tree:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240519213733.2AE81C32781@smtp.kernel.org/

>> On Wed, 22 May 2024 00:56:46 +0000 you wrote:
>>> Centralizes the definition of _GNU_SOURCE into KHDR_INCLUDES and removes
>>> redefinitions of _GNU_SOURCE from source code.
>>>
>>> 809216233555 ("selftests/harness: remove use of LINE_MAX") introduced
>>> asprintf into kselftest_harness.h, which is a GNU extension and needs
>>> _GNU_SOURCE to either be defined prior to including headers or with the
>>> -D_GNU_SOURCE flag passed to the compiler.
> 
> Hi Tejun,
> 
> Please don't. We determined this series is no longer necessary.
> 
> With the patch that Andrew applied:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240519213733.2AE81C32781@smtp.kernel.org/
> make its way to Linus? As you say that's a much simpler fix.
> 

This patch series isn't necessary and makes it problematic because all
these patches are labeled as fixes - I don't plan upon taking this series.

thanks,
-- Shuah