From: greg@kroah.com (Greg KH)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: exporting kernel headers via the include/uapi directory
Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 09:14:37 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160527161437.GA11527@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.20.1605270758030.22693@localhost.localdomain>
On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 08:07:17AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
> next question about exporting kernel headers, this one related to
> the content placed under include/uapi/.
>
> is there any rationale for header files to be living under
> include/uapi/<somedir> if they're not listed in the corresponding
> Kbuild file for export?
>
> for example, in include/uapi/drm, there are 24 header files, but
> only 21 of them are mentioned in that Kbuild file -- the Kbuild file
> doesn't mention armada_drm.h, etnaviv_drm.h or omap_drm.h, and i've
> verified that running "make headers_install" doesn't install those
> three headers.
>
> i'm going to assume those are just forgotten remnants or something,
> unless there is some actual reason to do that. is there?
Why not ask this on the drm mailing list?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-05-27 16:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-05-27 12:07 exporting kernel headers via the include/uapi directory Robert P. J. Day
2016-05-27 12:33 ` Robert P. J. Day
2016-05-27 12:59 ` Bjørn Mork
2016-05-27 14:56 ` Robert P. J. Day
2016-05-27 16:14 ` Greg KH [this message]
2016-05-27 16:25 ` Robert P. J. Day
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