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Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 09:42:44 -0500
From: Jeff Garzik <garzik@havoc.gtf.org>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Why 'linux/fs.h' cannot be included? I *can*...
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On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 02:51:43PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Your libc should provide a "sanitized" version of the kernel headers,
> > which is completely separate from any kernel sources.
> > 
> > dietlibc does this...  it's completely independent of kernel header changes.
> > 
> > RedHat will be doing this with glibc in the future.
> 
> We already do. Red Hat shipped since about 7.0 has a seperate set of
> kernel based headers that glibc uses for its own internal use, and the set
> in the kernel sources.

To clarify, Arjan said the headers were going to be further sanitized,
and less just simple copies of selected kernel headers... <cheer>

That's what I wanted to say, but -ENOCAFFEINE :)

	Jeff



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