Re: [RFC] duplicate #include check for build system

From: Sam Ravnborg
Date: Tue Feb 21 2006 - 12:50:35 EST


On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 02:29:12AM -0500, Daniel Barkalow wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006, Herbert Poetzl wrote:

> I think the kernel style is to encourage duplicate includes, rather than
> removing them. Removing duplicate includes won't remove any dependancies
> (since the includes that they duplicate will remain).
The style as I have understood it is that each .h file in include/linux/
are supposed to be self-contained. So it includes what is needs, and the
'what it needs' are kept small.

Keeping the 'what it needs' part small is a challenge resulting in
smaller .h files. But also a good way to keep related things together.

Sam
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