[RFC v2 0/3] Import Kernel uAPI header files
Maxime Coquelin
maxime.coquelin at redhat.com
Mon Sep 9 09:34:55 CEST 2024
On 9/9/24 02:31, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Sep 2024 17:23:34 +0200
> Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> This series enables importing Linux Kernel uAPI headers
>> into the DPDK repository. It aims at solving alignment
>> issues between the build system and the system applications
>> linked ot DPDK libraries are run on.
>>
>> It can also help simplify spaghetti code done to support
>> different versions of the Linux Kernel headers used by
>> the build system.
>>
>> Guidelines and import script are also part of first patch.
>> A uAPI checker script is added in this 2nd RFC, goals is to
>> use it in CI for any patch touching linux-headers/uapi.
>>
>> Follow-up patches are an example of imported uAPI inclusion
>> of VDUSE header into the Vhost library.
>>
>> Morten, I did not apply your Ack on patch 1, as it has
>> some significant changes and additions.
>
> I know of build systems are done in containers and are intentionally setup
> to not allow access to the public Internet. You will break them.
>
It is not expected to be run by the build systems.
Only new header import and check scripts are requiring access to the
public internet.
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