Re: [PATCH] include/linux/sysctl.h needs linux/compiler.h

Kevin P. Fleming
2003-05-31T23:24:22Z

ismail (cartman) donmez wrote:
> On Sunday 01 June 2003 00:08, Kevin P. Fleming wrote:
>
>
>>Right. But until such time as that happens (even if started today that's
>>many months away), real world libraries need to be compiled to be used
>>against the new kernel.
>>
>
> Yes I reported to binutils hackers that this change broke binutils ( + glibc )
> but kernel guys just say "do not include kernel headers in userspace" .
>

Oh, I saw that discussion. I fully agree. If I can help the process of
creating a sanitized userspace set of kernel headers I'll be happy to.

In the meantime, a small change to a kernel header, that provides _zero_
functional difference to the kernel itself (it's only there for source
code checkers, as best I can tell) shouldn't break existing userspace
libraries.

If it's going to, then we should just go ahead and break everything and
get it done right. It's late in the 2.6 game, but the first few steps on
the path have already been taken.