[U-Boot] [PATCH] flash.h: pull in common.h for types

Wolfgang Denk
2009-11-18T22:28:46Z

Dear Mike Frysinger,

In message <200911171918.39290.vapier@gentoo.org> you wrote:
>
> > > I don't know whether Linux has a specific policy on this, but I haven't
> > > noticed many problems in this regard, and when I did find one in the
> > > kernel a few years back I didn't get any argument when I submitted a
> > > patch to fix it.
>
> ive semi-frequently post fixes to linux headers so that you can include just
> that header and have it work. i have yet to hear anyone complain; rather
> every one has been merged (ignoring issues unrelated to the original purpose).

Note that I don't complain. Your patch just made me aware that I don;t
know if there is any official poicy for this anywhere, and my initial
search was not really successfull.

Are you aware of any such official declarations for Linux, or glibc,
or similar?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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