| Message ID | 20211007154407.29746-7-andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | kernel.h further split | expand |
On Thu, 2021-10-07 at 18:44 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > When kernel.h is used in the headers it adds a lot into dependency hell, > especially when there are circular dependencies are involved. > > Replace kernel.h inclusion with the list of what is really being used. [] > diff --git a/include/linux/plist.h b/include/linux/plist.h [] > @@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ [] > +#include <asm/bug.h> why asm/bug.h and not linux/bug.h ?
On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 10:12:56AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > On Thu, 2021-10-07 at 18:44 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > When kernel.h is used in the headers it adds a lot into dependency hell, > > especially when there are circular dependencies are involved. > > > > Replace kernel.h inclusion with the list of what is really being used. > [] > > diff --git a/include/linux/plist.h b/include/linux/plist.h > [] > > @@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ > [] > > +#include <asm/bug.h> > > why asm/bug.h and not linux/bug.h ? The direct inclusion is from that one. Why linux/bug? What are we going to use from it?
On Thu, 2021-10-07 at 20:19 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 10:12:56AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > On Thu, 2021-10-07 at 18:44 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > > When kernel.h is used in the headers it adds a lot into dependency hell, > > > especially when there are circular dependencies are involved. > > > > > > Replace kernel.h inclusion with the list of what is really being used. > > [] > > > diff --git a/include/linux/plist.h b/include/linux/plist.h > > [] > > > @@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ > > [] > > > +#include <asm/bug.h> > > > > why asm/bug.h and not linux/bug.h ? > > The direct inclusion is from that one. Why linux/bug? A general guideline is to avoid asm includes.
On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 10:26:05AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > On Thu, 2021-10-07 at 20:19 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 10:12:56AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > > On Thu, 2021-10-07 at 18:44 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > > > When kernel.h is used in the headers it adds a lot into dependency hell, > > > > especially when there are circular dependencies are involved. > > > > > > > > Replace kernel.h inclusion with the list of what is really being used. > > > [] > > > > diff --git a/include/linux/plist.h b/include/linux/plist.h > > > [] > > > > @@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ > > > [] > > > > +#include <asm/bug.h> > > > > > > why asm/bug.h and not linux/bug.h ? > > > > The direct inclusion is from that one. Why linux/bug? > > A general guideline is to avoid asm includes. It's fine when it has any useful background. Doing cargo cult is not always a good idea. I plead for common sense.
On Thu, 2021-10-07 at 20:32 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 10:26:05AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > On Thu, 2021-10-07 at 20:19 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 10:12:56AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2021-10-07 at 18:44 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > > > > When kernel.h is used in the headers it adds a lot into dependency hell, > > > > > especially when there are circular dependencies are involved. > > > > > > > > > > Replace kernel.h inclusion with the list of what is really being used. > > > > [] > > > > > diff --git a/include/linux/plist.h b/include/linux/plist.h > > > > [] > > > > > @@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ > > > > [] > > > > > +#include <asm/bug.h> > > > > > > > > why asm/bug.h and not linux/bug.h ? > > > > > > The direct inclusion is from that one. Why linux/bug? > > > > A general guideline is to avoid asm includes. > > It's fine when it has any useful background. Doing cargo cult is not always > a good idea. I plead for common sense. Common sense isn't particularly common. Someone is going to run checkpatch on it and submit a patch one day. Maybe add a comment for the less common. cheers, Joe
diff --git a/include/linux/plist.h b/include/linux/plist.h index 66bab1bca35c..0f352c1d3c80 100644 --- a/include/linux/plist.h +++ b/include/linux/plist.h @@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ #ifndef _LINUX_PLIST_H_ #define _LINUX_PLIST_H_ -#include <linux/kernel.h> +#include <linux/container_of.h> #include <linux/list.h> +#include <linux/types.h> + +#include <asm/bug.h> struct plist_head { struct list_head node_list;
When kernel.h is used in the headers it adds a lot into dependency hell, especially when there are circular dependencies are involved. Replace kernel.h inclusion with the list of what is really being used. Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> --- include/linux/plist.h | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)