Re: [PATCH] lib/libcrc32c, revised 040427

[Clay Haapala]

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Clay Haapala stated:
> On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, David S. Miller spake thusly:
>> On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 14:46:35 -0500
>> Clay Haapala <chaapala@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Attribute(pure) was used, so I changed the patch to use the define
>>> in compiler.h, as you suggest.  I will also change crc32.c, and
>>> submit in a second patch.  This is a patch against 2.6.5 sources.
>>> I did not change the crypto patch, as this construct was not used
>>> there.
>> 
>> Please include linux/compiler.h if you're going to use it :-)
>> 
>> Once you fix that, send it again and resend the crypto part to
>> me as well and I'll apply everything for you.
>> 
>> Thanks a lot for following up on this.
> 
> Uh .. I was prepared to terminally embarrassed by forgetting the
> #include, but I *did* compile the files, with both GCC 3.3 and 2.96,
> so compiler.h must be included by something else.  Do you wish an
> explicit include of compiler.h anyways?  If so, no problem, let me
> know.

The 'something else' in question that includes compiler.h is:
kernel.h:#include <linux/compiler.h>
module.h:#include <linux/compiler.h>
init.h:#include <linux/compiler.h>

so that is why it compiles.  

Is it accepted form to add the include line even so?
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