netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 1/2] scripts: Add uapi header import script

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Message-ID: <20250916074028.1e161f5d@hermes.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:40:28 -0700
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@...tlin.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, Thomas
 Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 1/2] scripts: Add uapi header import
 script

On Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:21:42 +0200
Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@...tlin.com> wrote:

> Add a script to automate importing Linux UAPI headers from kernel source.
> The script handles dependency resolution and creates a commit with proper
> attribution, similar to the ethtool project approach.
> 
> Usage:
>     $ LINUX_GIT="$LINUX_PATH" iproute2-import-uapi [commit]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@...tlin.com>

This script doesn't handle the fact that kernel headers for iproute
exist in multiple locations because rdma and vduse.