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Date:   Tue, 5 Oct 2021 17:05:18 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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On Tue, 5 Oct 2021 13:45:52 -0700
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> If there was some clean and simple solution to the compiler warning
> problem, that would be one thing. But when you think you need to
> change core RCU macros, or lie to the compiler about the type system,
> at that point it's not some clean and simple fix any more. At that
> point you're literally making things worse than just exposing the
> type.

Fine, I'll just create a separate header file with all that is needed and
add it to the include. At least that way, it doesn't muck up the rest of
the header file.

-- Steve