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Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM

From Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM
Date 2016-10-20 09:40 +0200
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On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 5:32 PM, Russell King - ARM Linux
<linux@armlinux.org.uk> wrote:
> I'm not in favour of this.
>
>    +extern void mmioset(void *, unsigned int, size_t);
>    +extern void mmiocpy(void *, const void *, size_t);
>    +
>     #ifndef __ARMBE__
>     static inline void memset_io(volatile void __iomem *dst, unsigned c,
>            size_t count)
>     {
>    -       extern void mmioset(void *, unsigned int, size_t);
>            mmioset((void __force *)dst, c, count);
>     }
>
> The reason they're declared _within_ memset_io() is to prevent people
> from using them by hiding their declaration.  Moving them outside is
> an open invitation to stupid people starting to use them as an "oh it
> must be an official API".

If they're not intended for public use, they should (also) be prefixed
with "__" or even "____" to make this clear.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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  Re: [GIT PULL] kbuild changes for v4.9-rc1 Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl> - 2016-10-17 12:10 +0200
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          Re: [GIT PULL] kbuild changes for v4.9-rc1 Michal Marek <mmarek@suse.com> - 2016-10-19 16:40 +0200
            Re: [GIT PULL] kbuild changes for v4.9-rc1 Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-20 06:00 +0200
  [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2016-10-17 14:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Michal Marek <mmarek@suse.com> - 2016-10-19 17:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2016-10-19 17:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@armlinux.org.uk> - 2016-10-19 17:40 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-20 06:20 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@armlinux.org.uk> - 2016-10-20 15:30 +0200
              Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-20 16:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@armlinux.org.uk> - 2016-10-20 16:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-20 17:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Michal Marek <mmarek@suse.com> - 2016-10-22 22:00 +0200
            [PATCH 2/2, variant A] ARM: add hidden mmioset/mmiocpy prototypes Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2016-10-24 17:10 +0200
            [PATCH 2/2, variant B] ARM: move mmiocpy/mmioset exports to io.c Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2016-10-24 17:10 +0200
            [PATCH 1/2] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2016-10-24 17:10 +0200
              Re: [PATCH 1/2] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for  ARM Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-25 10:40 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2016-10-24 17:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> - 2016-10-20 09:40 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@armlinux.org.uk> - 2016-10-20 10:30 +0200
              Re: [PATCH] kbuild: provide include/asm/asm-prototypes.h for ARM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> - 2016-10-20 10:30 +0200

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