Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266154AbTIEVKZ (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Sep 2003 17:10:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266155AbTIEVKZ (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Sep 2003 17:10:25 -0400 Received: from codepoet.org ([166.70.99.138]:54486 "EHLO winder.codepoet.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266154AbTIEVKW (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Sep 2003 17:10:22 -0400 Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:10:23 -0600 From: Erik Andersen To: David Woodhouse Cc: Matthew Wilcox , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: kernel header separation Message-ID: <20030905211022.GA16993@codepoet.org> Reply-To: andersen@codepoet.org Mail-Followup-To: Erik Andersen , David Woodhouse , Matthew Wilcox , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20030902191614.GR13467@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> <20030903014908.GB1601@codepoet.org> <1062772560.32473.25.camel@hades.cambridge.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1062772560.32473.25.camel@hades.cambridge.redhat.com> X-Operating-System: Linux 2.4.19-rmk7, Rebel-NetWinder(Intel StrongARM 110 rev 3), 185.95 BogoMips X-No-Junk-Mail: I do not want to get *any* junk mail. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 869 Lines: 22 On Fri Sep 05, 2003 at 03:36:01PM +0100, David Woodhouse wrote: > On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 19:49 -0600, Erik Andersen wrote: > > Header files intended for use by users should probably drop > > linux/types.h just include ,,, Then convert the > > types over to ISO C99 types. > > Yes. Absolutely. In fact, we should do the rest of the kernel with as > much fervour as we've been changing struct initialisers... but at least > the user headers would be a good start. Absolutely!!! -Erik -- Erik B. Andersen http://codepoet-consulting.com/ --This message was written using 73% post-consumer electrons-- - 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/