From: Rich Felker <dalias@aerifal.cx>
To: Petr Vorel <petr.vorel@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, musl@lists.openwall.com,
linux-api@vger.kernel.org, libc-alpha@sourceware.org,
Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>,
Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>,
Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il>,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@suse.cz>,
Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [musl] [PATCH 1/1] uapi: Don't include <linux/sysinfo.h> in <linux/kernel.h>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 17:52:13 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201001215212.GS17637@brightrain.aerifal.cx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201001202703.GD24195@dell5510>
On Thu, Oct 01, 2020 at 10:27:03PM +0200, Petr Vorel wrote:
> Hi Rich,
>
> > On Thu, Oct 01, 2020 at 09:52:31PM +0200, Petr Vorel wrote:
> > > + update code where needed (include <linux/sysinfo.h> in code which
> > > included <linux/kernel.h> only to get struct sysinfo or SI_LOAD_SHIFT).
>
> > > The reason is to avoid indirect <linux/sysinfo.h> include when using
> > > some network headers: <linux/netlink.h> or others [1] ->
> > > <linux/kernel.h> -> <linux/sysinfo.h>.
>
> > > This indirect include causes redefinition of struct sysinfo when
> > > included both <sys/sysinfo.h> and some of network headers:
>
> > > In file included from x86_64-buildroot-linux-musl/sysroot/usr/include/linux/kernel.h:5,
> > > from x86_64-buildroot-linux-musl/sysroot/usr/include/linux/netlink.h:5,
> > > from ../include/tst_netlink.h:14,
> > > from tst_crypto.c:13:
> > > x86_64-buildroot-linux-musl/sysroot/usr/include/linux/sysinfo.h:8:8: error: redefinition of ‘struct sysinfo’
> > > struct sysinfo {
> > > ^~~~~~~
> > > In file included from ../include/tst_safe_macros.h:15,
> > > from ../include/tst_test.h:93,
> > > from tst_crypto.c:11:
> > > x86_64-buildroot-linux-musl/sysroot/usr/include/sys/sysinfo.h:10:8: note: originally defined here
>
> > > [1] or <linux/sysctl.h>, <linux/ethtool.h>, <linux/mroute6.h>, <linux/ethtool.h>
>
> > > Suggested-by: Rich Felker <dalias@aerifal.cx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Petr Vorel <petr.vorel@gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > > Hi,
>
> > > this looks to be long standing problem: python-psutil [2], iproute2 [3],
> > > even for glibc in the past [4] and it tried to be solved before [5].
>
> > > This will require glibc fix after:
>
> > You can't do this; it breaks the existing contract with glibc. New
> > kernel headers can't force a glibc upgrade.
> Right, got that.
>
> > You just have to get rid
> > of use of <linux/kernel.h> elsewhere in the uapi headers. It was a
> > mistake that <linux/sysinfo.h> was ever separated out of
> > <linux/kernel.h> since it didn't (and couldn't) fix the contract that
> > <linux/kernel.h> exposes struct sysinfo (and that it's misnamed). But
> > it's no big deal. This can all be fixed without any breakage anywhere
> > just by not using it.
> Back to your original suggestion to move the alignment macros to a separate
> header. I was trying to avoid it not sure if introducing new header is
> acceptable, but we'll see.
Isn't there already another similar header with that type of macro
that they belong in?
Rich
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-01 21:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-01 19:52 Petr Vorel
2020-10-01 20:11 ` Rich Felker
2020-10-01 20:27 ` Petr Vorel
2020-10-01 21:52 ` Rich Felker [this message]
2020-10-01 22:29 ` Petr Vorel
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