linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: uapi: Drop types.h check from headers

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Message-ID: <176160225482.2834943.10196317041300510391.b4-ty@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:59:29 +0100
From: Nicolas Schier <nsc@...nel.org>
To: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>
Cc: Nicolas Schier <nsc@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: uapi: Drop types.h check from headers_check.pl

On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 23:51:29 +0100, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> Since commit d6fc9fcbaa65 ("kbuild: compile-test exported headers to
> ensure they are self-contained"), the UAPI headers are compile tested
> standalone with the compiler. This compile testing will catch a missing
> include of types.h, making the types.h checking in headers_check.pl
> originally added in commit 483b41218fa9 ("kbuild: add checks for include
> of linux/types in userspace headers") obsolete.
> 
> [...]

Applied to kbuild-next, thanks!

[1/1] kbuild: uapi: Drop types.h check from headers_check.pl
      https://git.kernel.org/kbuild/c/c260df04

Please note that commit hashes might change in case of issues with
kbuild-next.

Best regards,
-- 
Nicolas