[PATCH 1/9] VC04_SERVICES: Add compat ioctl data structures

Greg KH gregkh at linuxfoundation.org
Wed Jan 18 17:23:20 UTC 2017


On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 09:18:43AM -0800, Michael Zoran wrote:
> On Wed, 2017-01-18 at 18:13 +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 07:04:45AM -0800, Michael Zoran wrote:
> > > This change adds the compatibility data structures for
> > > compatibility
> > > ioctls and defines compatibility ioctl definitions for the ioctls
> > > that have changed.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Michael Zoran <mzoran at crowfest.net>
> > > ---
> > >  .../interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_ioctl.h              | 96
> > > ++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 96 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git
> > > a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_ioctl.h
> > > b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_ioctl.h
> > > index 6137ae9de1c1..1681b7792ef2 100644
> > > ---
> > > a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_ioctl.h
> > > +++
> > > b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_ioctl.h
> > > @@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
> > >  #define VCHIQ_IOCTLS_H
> > >  
> > >  #include <linux/ioctl.h>
> > > +#if defined(CONFIG_COMPAT)
> > > +#include <linux/compat.h>
> > > +#endif
> > 
> > Are you sure this ifdef is needed?
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> 
> You're correct, that specific ifdef isn't necessary.  I think the one
> around the structure definitions is necessary through.

Really?  Do other compat structures have it in their .h files?

> I'm more then willing to incorporate removing it into a V2 version of
> this series, but I would like to get as much feedback as possible on
> the set so that I can make all the needed changes at once.

Sure, that's fine, I'll review them tomorrow...

thanks,

greg k-h


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