Return-Path: Received: from mail-lf0-f53.google.com ([209.85.215.53]:32891 "EHLO mail-lf0-f53.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751000AbdALPxJ (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:53:09 -0500 Received: by mail-lf0-f53.google.com with SMTP id k86so15939523lfi.0 for ; Thu, 12 Jan 2017 07:53:05 -0800 (PST) Reply-To: nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 7/7] uapi: export all headers under uapi directories References: <1483695839-18660-1-git-send-email-nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> <1483695839-18660-8-git-send-email-nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> <20170109125638.GA15506@infradead.org> To: Christoph Hellwig Cc: arnd@arndb.de, mmarek@suse.com, linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org, linux-snps-arc@lists.infradead.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, adi-buildroot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-c6x-dev@linux-c6x.org, linux-cris-kernel@axis.com, uclinux-h8-devel@lists.sourceforge.jp, linux-hexagon@vger.kernel.org, linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org, linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org, linux-metag@vger.kernel.org, linux-mips@linux-mips.org, linux-am33-list@redhat.com, nios2-dev@lists.rocketboards.org, openrisc@lists.librecores.org, linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org, sparclinux@vger.kernel.org, linux-xtensa@linux-xtensa.org, linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-media@vger.kernel.org, linux-mmc@vger.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, coreteam@netfilter.org, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-raid@vger.kernel.org, linux-spi@vger.kernel.org, linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org, fcoe-devel@open-fcoe.org, alsa-devel@alsa-project.org, linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org, xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org, airlied@linux.ie, davem@davemloft.net From: Nicolas Dichtel Message-ID: <464a1323-4450-e563-ff59-9e6d57b75959@6wind.com> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:52:57 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20170109125638.GA15506@infradead.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Le 09/01/2017 ? 13:56, Christoph Hellwig a ?crit : > On Fri, Jan 06, 2017 at 10:43:59AM +0100, Nicolas Dichtel wrote: >> Regularly, when a new header is created in include/uapi/, the developer >> forgets to add it in the corresponding Kbuild file. This error is usually >> detected after the release is out. >> >> In fact, all headers under uapi directories should be exported, thus it's >> useless to have an exhaustive list. >> >> After this patch, the following files, which were not exported, are now >> exported (with make headers_install_all): > > ... snip ... > >> linux/genwqe/.install >> linux/genwqe/..install.cmd >> linux/cifs/.install >> linux/cifs/..install.cmd > > I'm pretty sure these should not be exported! > Those files are created in every directory: $ find usr/include/ -name '\.\.install.cmd' | wc -l 71 $ find usr/include/ -name '\.install' | wc -l 71 See also http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/scripts/Makefile.headersinst#n32 Thank you, Nicolas