Re: [ANNOUNCE] linux-libc-headers 2.6.7.0

[Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>]

Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> writes:

> HPA suggested include/abi and I don't think anyone objected.
>
> But that's most likely a 2.7 project :(

I think we should start with (and it doesn't have to wait for 2.7):

/usr/include/abi -> linux/include/abi
/usr/include/linux -> abi (obsolete, to be removed with 2.8)
Appropriate $ARCH + generic dirs (names?).

in the kernel:
mkdir linux/include/abi (and appropriate $ARCH + generic dirs - names?)
for f in all-user-space-header-names; do
	copy << EOF >> linux/include/abi/$f
  #ifndef __ABI_HEADER_H
  #define __ABI_HEADER_H

  #ifdef __KERNEL__
  #include <linux/header.h>
  #else
  #include <linux-internal/header.h>
  #endif

  #endif

I above scheme should give us a) source compatibility with both kernel
and userland files, b) smooth transition without a single 50 MB patch,
c) allows each maintainer to move/clean "her/his" headers independently.

After a header file is "cleaned" it would look like:
  #ifndef __ABI_HEADER_H
  #define __ABI_HEADER_H
  #include <abi/required_headers.h>

  ... actual ABI definitions
  #endif

-------
  #ifndef __LINUX_HEADER_H
  #define __LINUX_HEADER_H
  #include <abi/required_headers.h>
  #include <linux/required_headers.h>

  ... kernel-only stuff
  #endif
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa, B*FH