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 3rd 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 (again) apply your Ack on patch 1, as it has some significant changes and additions. Changes in RFC v3: ================== - Support nested headers include - Interactive mode to select which headers to include - Store version in a file instead of git commit messages - All imported headers aligned on same version - Improve loops in scripts (David) - Update documentation Changes in RFC v2: ================== - Fix typos in documentation and commit messags (David, Morten) - Add uAPI checker script - Add uAPI to global_inc - Fix build issues on FreeBSD and documentation (CI, David) - Simplify import script (David) Maxime Coquelin (3): uapi: introduce kernel uAPI headers import uapi: import VDUSE header vduse: use imported VDUSE uAPI header devtools/check-linux-uapi.sh | 85 ++++++ devtools/import-linux-uapi.sh | 119 +++++++++ doc/guides/contributing/index.rst | 1 + doc/guides/contributing/linux_uapi.rst | 71 +++++ lib/vhost/meson.build | 5 +- lib/vhost/vduse.c | 2 +- lib/vhost/vduse.h | 22 -- linux-headers/uapi/.gitignore | 4 + linux-headers/uapi/linux/vduse.h | 353 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ linux-headers/uapi/version | 1 + meson.build | 8 +- 11 files changed, 642 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) create mode 100755 devtools/check-linux-uapi.sh create mode 100755 devtools/import-linux-uapi.sh create mode 100644 doc/guides/contributing/linux_uapi.rst create mode 100644 linux-headers/uapi/.gitignore create mode 100644 linux-headers/uapi/linux/vduse.h create mode 100644 linux-headers/uapi/version -- 2.46.0
