linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 04/18] kasan: sw_tags: Support tag widths less than 8 bits

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Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:37:59 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 04/18] kasan: sw_tags: Support tag widths less than 8 bits

> +++ b/include/linux/kasan-tags.h
> @@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
>  #ifndef _LINUX_KASAN_TAGS_H
>  #define _LINUX_KASAN_TAGS_H
>
> +#include <asm/kasan.h>

In Patch 07, this is changed to `#include <asm/kasan-tags.h>` what is
the point of doing that?
Wouldn't it be better to move the addition of kasan-tags.h for
different arches to this patch from Patch 07?