[PATCH] libc-compat.h for <bits/fcntl-linux.h>

Mike Frysinger vapier@gentoo.org
Mon May 9 02:22:00 GMT 2016


On 08 May 2016 14:17, Eric Neblock wrote:
>   I've been doing some kernel hacking and added some new flags to the
> Linux kernel. I want to use these flags in userland without having to in
> an additional header (<asm-generic/fcntl.h>) and even then, there are
> conflicts, because almost everything is already defined.
> 
>   As such, I filed a feature request (20050) and was informed about
> about the process to have compatibility.
> 
>   I've attached a patch that shouldn't break anything. Incidentally,
> everything in the Linux Kernel matches what is done by glibc.
> 
>   If I need to provide any more information, then please let me know.

it seems like your patch is reversed.  please use the latest git instead
of a release tarball.  `git diff` will make sure it's formatted correctly.
-mike
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