Re: [LinuxPPS] [PATCH 1/1] LinuxPPS: Pulse per Second support for Linux

From: Reg Clemens
Date: Wed Mar 21 2007 - 18:37:41 EST


> On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 10:55:58AM -0600, Reg Clemens wrote:
> >
> > Just one point with your patch.
> > A couple of years ago there was a long discussion on the Linux Kernel mailing
> > list
> > as to how USER codes were not supposed to use KERNEL include files. Now I
> > still
> > see __KERNEL__ all over the place in the linux=source includes so mabe this
> > never went anywhere, but you MIGHT have to provide a separate patch (addition)
> > to the Linux (as opposed to Linux-kernel) include files with timepps.h
>
> Do you mean I should separate file timepps.h into two files? One for
> the kernel and one for the userland?
>
Well, Im sure you are dealing with some of the Linux Kernel people, so its
whatever they want. But dont be surprised if they ask for a *.h file thats
ONLY
for Kernel use. And I have NO idea how you would get the USER version into
the Linux distribution itself.

--
Reg.Clemens
reg@xxxxxxx


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