Re: Linux 2.4-test9 kernel header flaw

From: Tom Rini (trini@kernel.crashing.org)
Date: Thu Sep 28 2000 - 20:40:21 EST

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On Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 01:41:09AM +0200, Andries Brouwer wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 03:41:41PM -0700, Jack Howarth wrote:
>
> > I find that the compile of gnome-utils fails as follows...
> >
> > In file included from /usr/include/linux/string.h:21,
> > from /usr/include/linux/fs.h:23,
> > from badblocks.c:43:
>
> Yes, a well-known phenomenon.
> Kernel headers are to compile the kernel.
> They are not for inclusion in user programs.

Yes. I think what Jack was saying is it doesn't seem anyways like the kernel
needs to include linux/string.h in fs.h. If it does need linux/string.h
either a) The #include should be in #ifdef __KERNEL__/#endif or the contents
of linux/string.h should be in #ifdef __KERNEL__/#endif.

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