Re: [PATCH 7/8] mm: split include/linux/gfp.h

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Sat Jul 02 2022 - 08:09:52 EST


On Sat, Jul 02, 2022 at 03:05:39PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 01, 2022 at 05:54:29AM -0700, Yury Norov wrote:
> > gfp.h belongs to many include paths, and it causes circular dependencies
> > when, for example, trying to keep cpumask one-line wrappers in headers.
> >
> > In many cases, sources need only gfp flags. This patch splits gfp.h by
> > moving flags to include/linux/gfp_flags.h. It helps to move trivial
> > wrappers from c-file to header in the following patch for cpumask.
>
> Wondering if you checked Ingo's gigantic series [1] for something similar.
> Maybe you may utilize his work if there is anything like this.
>
> [1]: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mingo/tip.git/log/?h=sched/headers

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mingo/tip.git/commit/?h=sched/headers&id=56a20d45417dc517d91626e5ef9f5492a5e901aa
and a few more patches on top

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko