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Re: __kernel_blah types
- To: Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.phys.columbia.edu>
- Subject: Re: __kernel_blah types
- From: Roland McGrath <roland@frob.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 00:27:15 -0400
- Cc: libc-hacker@gnu.org
- Emacs: there's a reason it comes with a built-in psychotherapist.
> I need to define an internal structure in terms of the kernel's
> types. Two questions:
>
> What is the right way to get those types defined?
Who can tell these days.
> Should I expose that structure (with a __name) to libc users at all?
Nope. If it's internal, keep it internal. Somebody will end up depending
on stupid details of anything that gets into an installed header file.