Re: [PATCH] include/linux/msdos_fs.h: Cleanup include/linux/msdos_fs.h for userspace.

From: OGAWA Hirofumi
Date: Sun Jun 08 2008 - 14:36:50 EST


"S.$(D*.(Ba$(D+;(Blar Onur" <caglar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> include/linux/msdos_fs.h header should use __u## rather than u## types else any userspace code (like syslinux) includes that header fails to compile like following;
>
> [...]
> gcc -Wp,-MT,bootsect_bin.o,-MMD,.bootsect_bin.o.d -W -Wall -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -g -Os -I. -I.. -I../libinstaller -c -o bootsect_bin.o ../bootsect_bin.c
> gcc -Wp,-MT,ldlinux_bin.o,-MMD,.ldlinux_bin.o.d -W -Wall -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -g -Os -I. -I.. -I../libinstaller -c -o ldlinux_bin.o ../ldlinux_bin.c
> In file included from syslinux.c:52:
> /usr/include/linux/msdos_fs.h:61: error: expected ')' before 'media'
> [...]
>
> Noticed by Onur K$(D+d+.+d(Bk <onur@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Cc: Frank Seidel <fseidel@xxxxxxx>
> CC: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Onur K$(D+d+.+d(Bk <onur@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Signed-off-by: S.$(D*.(Ba$(D+;(Blar Onur <caglar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Looks good to me. Thanks.

Acked-by: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> include/linux/msdos_fs.h | 2 +-
> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/msdos_fs.h b/include/linux/msdos_fs.h
> index b03b274..3825b1c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/msdos_fs.h
> +++ b/include/linux/msdos_fs.h
> @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
> #define MSDOS_DOTDOT ".. " /* "..", padded to MSDOS_NAME chars */
>
> /* media of boot sector */
> -static inline int fat_valid_media(u8 media)
> +static inline int fat_valid_media(__u8 media)
> {
> return 0xf8 <= media || media == 0xf0;
> }
--
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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