Re: [git pull -tip] headers_check fixes for other architectures

From: Russell King - ARM Linux
Date: Fri Feb 06 2009 - 09:53:31 EST


On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 08:04:20PM +0530, Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-02-06 at 14:21 +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 07:48:42PM +0530, Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/types.h b/include/linux/types.h
> > > index 712ca53..c30973a 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/types.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/types.h
> > > @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
> > > #ifndef _LINUX_TYPES_H
> > > #define _LINUX_TYPES_H
> > >
> > > +#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
> > > #ifdef __KERNEL__
> > >
> > > #define DECLARE_BITMAP(name,bits) \
> > > @@ -212,5 +213,5 @@ struct ustat {
> > > };
> > >
> > > #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
> > > -
> > > +#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
> > > #endif /* _LINUX_TYPES_H */
> >
> > So no point including this file in assembly with this patch - the ifndef
> > disables the entire file.
>
> Truth Table of linux/types.h :
>
> If Assembly then N
> otherwise Y
>
> what your table says.

If the entire file is not suitable for assembly, don't include the file
in assembly files. Nice and simple, and no need to add additional ifdefs.
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