Re: [PATCH 5/7] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Remove redundant includes

[Stratos Karafotis <stratosk@semaphore.gr>]

On 10/06/2014 08:29 πμ, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 10 June 2014 02:30, Stratos Karafotis <stratosk@semaphore.gr> wrote:
>> Also put them in alphabetical order.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Stratos Karafotis <stratosk@semaphore.gr>
>> ---
>>  drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 17 ++---------------
>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
>> index 26a0262..d4f0518 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
>> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
>> @@ -10,26 +10,13 @@
>>   * of the License.
>>   */
>>
>> -#include <linux/kernel.h>
>> -#include <linux/kernel_stat.h>
>> -#include <linux/module.h>
>> -#include <linux/ktime.h>
>> -#include <linux/hrtimer.h>
>> -#include <linux/tick.h>
>> -#include <linux/slab.h>
>> -#include <linux/sched.h>
>> -#include <linux/list.h>
>> +#include <linux/acpi.h>
>>  #include <linux/cpu.h>
>>  #include <linux/cpufreq.h>
>> -#include <linux/sysfs.h>
>> -#include <linux/types.h>
>> -#include <linux/fs.h>
>>  #include <linux/debugfs.h>
>> -#include <linux/acpi.h>
>> +#include <linux/module.h>
>>  #include <trace/events/power.h>
>>
>> -#include <asm/div64.h>
>> -#include <asm/msr.h>
>>  #include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
> 
> As a rule, header files for all the symbols directly used by a file must
> be included directly by the file and must not depend on indirect inclusions.
> 
> So even if it compiles, its the wrong thing to do. Though you can obviously
> remove the headers which aren't used.
> 

I didn't know this. I will drop this patch. I'm sorry for the noise.

Thanks for your comments!
Stratos