Re: [RFC] Splitting kernel headers and deprecating __KERNEL__

[Rob Landley]

(Trimming linus from cc: list because he asked.)

On Sunday 05 December 2004 10:57 am, Andries Brouwer wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 05, 2004 at 01:19:46PM +0000, David Greaves wrote:
> > Err,
> >
> > Isn't this WRONG.
>
> You did not read my mail, or you did not understand it.
>
> Please write the patch for losetup to avoid looking at kernel source.
> If you after writing think that it is cleaner than the present setup,
> submit it.

Avoiding looking at the kernel source for the darn structure would be 
relatively easy if the thing didn't vary by architecture.  I agree that 
hardwiring into userspace code #ifdefs for ARE_WE_ON_ALPHA is approximately 
as ugly as hardwiring in #ifdefs for IS_THIS_2.6.

Both are ugly.  This is why header files exist.  I still don't understand why 
we're not supposed to use 'em when the alternative is building incestuous 
knowledge about the kernel version we're compiling against into our 
application.

Bluntlly, I don't understand why "#include <linux/version.h>" and several 
#ifdefs is an improvement on "#include <linux/loop.h>" with no #ifdefs.

Rob
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