Re: [PATCHSET 0/9] Sync tools headers with the kernel source

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>]

On Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 09:15:02AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Namhyung, Arnaldo,
> 
> On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 8:55 PM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> wrote:
> > I'm gonna carry these changes on the perf tools tree.  I'll update the
> > vhost.h once it lands on the mainline.
> >
> > This is the full explanation from Arnaldo:
> >
> > There used to be no copies, with tools/ code using kernel headers
> > directly. From time to time tools/perf/ broke due to legitimate kernel
> > hacking. At some point Linus complained about such direct usage. Then we
> > adopted the current model.
> 
> Do you have a reference to that?

I would have to do a search on the mailing list to find the exact
exchange, this is from memory and from people asking this repeatedly.

Ingo replied with reasons similar to the ones I use in this canned
explanation when sending the notice of updating the files.

- Arnaldo

> I was gonna reply to [PATCH 8/9] (where I was CCed) with "why can't
> you use the original include file directly?", then read the cover letter.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                         Geert
> 
> 
> --
> Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org
> 
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