Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] kernel.h: Split out panic and oops helpers

Andy Shevchenko
2021-04-07T14:59:40Z

On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 5:30 PM Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 10:33:44AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 10:25 AM Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Apr 06, 2021 at 04:31:58PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

...

> > > Why is it worth it to add another file just for this?
> >
> > The main point is to break tons of loops that prevent having clean
> > headers anymore.
> >
> > In this case, see bug.h, which is very important in this sense.
>
> OK based on the commit log this was not clear, it seemed more of moving
> panic stuff to its own file, so just cleanup.

Sorry for that. it should have mentioned the kernel folder instead of
lib. But I think it won't clarify the above.

In any case there are several purposes in this case
- dropping dependency in bug.h
- dropping a loop by moving out panic_notifier.h
- unload kernel.h from something which has its own domain

I think that you are referring to the commit message describing 3rd
one, but not 1st and 2nd.

I will amend this for the future splits, thanks!

> > > Seems like a very
> > > small file.
> >
> > If it is an argument, it's kinda strange. We have much smaller headers.
>
> The motivation for such separate file was just not clear on the commit
> log.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko