Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH] scsi.h uses "u8" which isn't defined.

[Ihar 'Philips' Filipau]

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > hpa IIRC suggested to create a separate directory:
> > include/abi
> > and then all relevant parts of the kernel should publish their public
> > interface in the abi directory. Would that be usefull?
>
>
> I support include/abi, or some other directory that segregates
> user<->kernel shared headers away from kernel-private headers.
>
> I don't see how that would be auto-generated, though.  Only created
> through lots of hard work :)

   There is no need to be a prophet to predict linux/abi being 99% 
symlinks right into include/{asm,linux}.

   So it is can turn out to be the same ;-)
   It just adds job for mantainers.
   (To keep symlinks in correct order ;-)))))

   But generally idea is good: keep interface separately from 
implementation.

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