Re: [PATCH 1/4] move capable() to capability.h

Randy.Dunlap
2006-01-09T01:55:54Z

On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 19:02:23 +0100 (CET) Tim Schmielau wrote:

> On Sun, 8 Jan 2006, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 21:51:06 PST, "Randy.Dunlap" said:
> >
> > > From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
> > >
> > > headers + core:
> > > - Move capable() from sched.h to capability.h;
> > > - Use <linux/capability.h> where capable() is used
> > > (in include/, block/, ipc/, kernel/, a few drivers/,
> > > mm/, security/, & sound/;
> > > many more drivers/ to go)
> >
> > Are there plans for a second patch series to remove sched.h from those
> > files that only needed it for capable()?
>
> Yes. I've written a set of (horrendously inefficient, but working) scripts
> that detect whenever sched.h isn't needed in a file anymore.
> So I think it's ok if Randy just leaves the dangling references to
> sched.h, I will clean them up afterwards.

Glad to hear all of that.

> I recently stopped posting patches because I will be offline for a month
> or two and thus unable to look after problems that these patches might
> cause. I hope to resume operation in March.

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~Randy