netdev - Re: [PATCH] asm/unaligned.h doesn't work well as the very first include

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Message-ID: <20080427061210.GT5882@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:12:10 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] asm/unaligned.h doesn't work well as the very first
	include

On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 08:09:44AM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:

> It has been discussed that any .h file should pull
> in what it needs so the other of includes does not matter.
> Some do them alphabetically.

It has been discussed or it has been agreed?  IMO it's a bullshit - especially
for low-level stuff like that.

As for the way some do includes...  It's not exactly a family-friendly list,
but still I'd rather not comment in details on the existing practices...
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