On Friday 05 June 2009, Amerigo Wang wrote: > > > > > I don't think we really need that distinction here, the old > > text applies to both. > > Even for function declarations? Yes. Any use of 'extern' in a kernel header file by definition refers to a symbol that is defined in the kernel and therefore not accessibly in user space. It is the same problem for variables and functions, with the complication that leaving out the 'extern' statement on a function declaration will hide it from this check, while leaving it out on a variable declaration turns it into a definition. Arnd <>< -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kbuild" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
