Re: [PATCH] x86 byteorder.h: use __asm__/__inline__ for userspace

H. Peter Anvin
2008-12-27T21:10:55Z

Mike Frysinger wrote:
> ...
> #ifdef __KERNEL__
> # define kernel_flock flock
> #endif
> struct kernel_flock {
> ...

FWIW, a long time ago I proposed the __kabi_ prefix for these things; I
think it is a good thing to make userspace-visible structures stand out
even in the kernel code itself.

As such, I would suggest *not* adding the #define at all.

-hpa

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