Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] Provide in-kernel headers for making it easy to extend the kernel
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- Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] Provide in-kernel headers for making it easy to extend the kernel
- From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:45:13 +0100
- Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ast@xxxxxxxxxx, atishp04@xxxxxxxxx, dancol@xxxxxxxxxx, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>, Guenter Roeck <groeck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>, karim.yaghmour@xxxxxxxxxxx, Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, kernel-team@xxxxxxxxxxx, linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kselftest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-trace-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Manoj Rao <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, qais.yousef@xxxxxxx, rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx, Shuah Khan <shuah@xxxxxxxxxx>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, yhs@xxxxxx
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- References: <20190227193748.132301-1-joel@joelfernandes.org> <20190228173444.54403795211d80ba540b61cb@kernel.org> <20190228150054.GB156098@google.com> <20190228153026.GG8481@kroah.com> <20190228153741.GA168373@google.com>
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On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 10:37:41AM -0500, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> In any case, it is not practical to provide headers for every kernel version on
> the system image and maintain them, it will take up too much space and has to
> be periodically packaged. Not to mention that there will be kernel versions
> that are booting Android that simply don't have anyone maintaining headers
> for. So the proposed solution is an easier path.
I totally agree with this, and with your proposed patches, just wanting
to clear up some potential anti-GPL-FUD before it got spread any further :)
thanks,
greg k-h
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