Re: [PATCH v4 3/7] x86: put msr-index.h in uapi

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On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 11:24:02PM +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> So if some userspace component depends on that particular msr header
> (which, unlike ipt_SAME, was not intended for export), is it not
> reasonable to expect them to make a copy if and when they need it?

Yeah, either copy the whole header or better yet use own defines.
Especially in this particular case, where we have a bunch of MSRs which
are in the processor manuals. Exporting the defines is pretty pointless
and even disadvantageous for the kernel.

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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