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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, rmk@arm.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [patch] use __asm__ and __volatile__ in i386/arm/s390 byteorder.h
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:34:50 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070618183450.GA17112@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200706171833.29046.vapier@gentoo.org>

On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 06:33:28PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> This changes asm() to __asm__() and volatile to __volatile__ so that these
> headers can be used with gcc's -std=c99.

We should not allow inline assemly in the exported part of userspace headers
at all.  These headers must only include defintions for the kernel <-> user
ABI, and should not include code at all.


  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-06-18 18:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-06-17 22:33 [patch] use __asm__ and __volatile__ in i386/arm/s390 byteorder.h Mike Frysinger
2007-06-17 22:51 ` Arjan van de Ven
2007-06-17 23:24   ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-06-17 23:55     ` Mike Frysinger
2007-06-18  8:51     ` David Woodhouse
2007-06-18 18:11     ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-06-18 18:21       ` Mike Frysinger
2007-06-18 18:34 ` Christoph Hellwig [this message]
2007-06-18 18:39   ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-06-18 19:00   ` Sam Ravnborg
2007-06-19  4:15     ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found] <fa.Xa4Tv0RVV3kUIdHC69Jp/LpQPcg@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found] ` <fa.D5W5QzyAnzzOD5Ln35+YDQKzWsE@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found]   ` <fa.XhJVn2uLXM0A6yjcYTr2E44DELQ@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found]     ` <fa.tGqwq8EAmSwz5rSn2D2AkvD+yt0@ifi.uio.no>
2007-06-18 14:27       ` Robert Hancock
2007-06-18 17:57         ` H. Peter Anvin
2007-06-18 18:12         ` Christoph Hellwig

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