Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1762113Ab3IDHCd (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Sep 2013 03:02:33 -0400 Received: from mail-pb0-f41.google.com ([209.85.160.41]:51624 "EHLO mail-pb0-f41.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1762016Ab3IDHCc (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Sep 2013 03:02:32 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <52268800.2010200@asianux.com> References: <52005571.4080704@asianux.com> <52268800.2010200@asianux.com> Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:02:31 +0200 X-Google-Sender-Auth: xtUhJROGgqqfZ7A4M0P-Lq6rPbI Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild" From: Geert Uytterhoeven To: Chen Gang Cc: Jiri Kosina , Paul McKenney , "dhowells@redhat.com" , Thomas Gleixner , Dave Jones , Arnd Bergmann , David Miller , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1804 Lines: 49 On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Chen Gang wrote: > On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang wrote: >>> --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild >>> +++ b/include/uapi/Kbuild >>> @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ >>> # UAPI Header export list >>> -# Top-level Makefile calls into asm-$(ARCH) >>> -# List only non-arch directories below >>> - >>> +# Except "linux/", UAPI means Universal API. >> >> Sorry for my silly question, but what's the purpose of this "Universal >> API" comment? >> > > Firstly, at least for me, I don't think it is a silly question (maybe > it means I should give additional explanations). :-) > > I 'guess' the "Universal API" means: > > "the API which can be used under multiple OS (independent from Linux), it may be used under kernel mode or user mode". > > It is just my 'guess', welcome additional suggestions or completions by > any members. > > When we get this correct additional explanation after discussing, if > suitable, I should add the final explanation to current patch. Thanks. As this is not related at all to Linux, I don't see a reason to add this comment. Here, "UAPI" means "userspace API" only. Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/