On Sat, Aug 05, 2023 at 11:43:04AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Sat, 5 Aug 2023 20:50:26 +0300 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > kernel.h is being used as a dump for all kinds of stuff for a long time. > > sprintf() and friends are used in many drivers without need of the full > > kernel.h dependency train with it. > > There seems little point in this unless someone signs up to convert > lots of code to include sprintf.h instead of kernel.h? You can say it to any cleanup work that starts from the baby steps. > And such conversions will presumably cause all sorts of nasties > which require additional work? > > So... what's the plan here? My main goal is to get rid from kernel.h in the _headers_ first. The secondary goal as discussed with Jonathan to have IIO subsystem be cleaned up from kernel.h (meaning C files as well) at some point. FWIW, I have started kernel.h cleanup due to impossibility to make bitmap_*alloc() being static inline. -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko
