netdev - Re: [klibc] [patch] import socket defines

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Message-ID: <47871DE4.40906@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:42:28 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	klibc@...or.com
Subject: Re: [klibc] [patch] import socket defines

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
> Right now, glibc is special-cased.  glibc also tends to be very 
> deliberate about its kernel header inclusions.  It wants a subset of the 
> available defines, so it can include a subset header.
> 
> The reverse is definitely possible too -- all other users (kernel, 
> newlib, dietlibc, uclibc, and klibc) can change and leave the current 
> state for glibc.
> 
> We can special-case the kernel in the above case, but that would involve 
> some additional ugliness.
> 

Just to clarify: I don't have any strong opinions for any particular 
option -- I'm fine with either.  I'd just like to get rid of the 
ugliness of having #defines for any particular user spaces, and I'd 
prefer two include files over feature test macros.

	-hpa
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