2 * Compatibility interface for userspace libc header coordination:
4 * Define compatibility macros that are used to control the inclusion or
5 * exclusion of UAPI structures and definitions in coordination with another
8 * This header is intended to solve the problem of UAPI definitions that
9 * conflict with userspace definitions. If a UAPI header has such conflicting
10 * definitions then the solution is as follows:
12 * * Synchronize the UAPI header and the libc headers so either one can be
13 * used and such that the ABI is preserved. If this is not possible then
14 * no simple compatibility interface exists (you need to write translating
15 * wrappers and rename things) and you can't use this interface.
17 * Then follow this process:
19 * (a) Include libc-compat.h in the UAPI header.
20 * e.g. #include <linux/libc-compat.h>
21 * This include must be as early as possible.
23 * (b) In libc-compat.h add enough code to detect that the comflicting
24 * userspace libc header has been included first.
26 * (c) If the userspace libc header has been included first define a set of
27 * guard macros of the form __UAPI_DEF_FOO and set their values to 1, else
28 * set their values to 0.
30 * (d) Back in the UAPI header with the conflicting definitions, guard the
36 * This fixes the situation where the linux headers are included *after* the
37 * libc headers. To fix the problem with the inclusion in the other order the
38 * userspace libc headers must be fixed like this:
40 * * For all definitions that conflict with kernel definitions wrap those
41 * defines in the following:
46 * This prevents the redefinition of a construct already defined by the kernel.
48 #ifndef _UAPI_LIBC_COMPAT_H
49 #define _UAPI_LIBC_COMPAT_H
51 /* We have included glibc headers... */
52 #if defined(__GLIBC__)
54 /* Coordinate with glibc netinet/in.h header. */
55 #if defined(_NETINET_IN_H)
57 /* GLIBC headers included first so don't define anything
58 * that would already be defined. */
59 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR 0
60 /* The exception is the in6_addr macros which must be defined
61 * if the glibc code didn't define them. This guard matches
62 * the guard in glibc/inet/netinet/in.h which defines the
63 * additional in6_addr macros e.g. s6_addr16, and s6_addr32. */
64 #if defined(__USE_MISC) || defined (__USE_GNU)
65 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR_ALT 0
67 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR_ALT 1
69 #define __UAPI_DEF_SOCKADDR_IN6 0
70 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPV6_MREQ 0
71 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPPROTO_V6 0
75 /* Linux headers included first, and we must define everything
76 * we need. The expectation is that glibc will check the
77 * __UAPI_DEF_* defines and adjust appropriately. */
78 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR 1
79 /* We unconditionally define the in6_addr macros and glibc must
81 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR_ALT 1
82 #define __UAPI_DEF_SOCKADDR_IN6 1
83 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPV6_MREQ 1
84 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPPROTO_V6 1
86 #endif /* _NETINET_IN_H */
88 /* Definitions for xattr.h */
89 #if defined(_SYS_XATTR_H)
90 #define __UAPI_DEF_XATTR 0
92 #define __UAPI_DEF_XATTR 1
95 /* If we did not see any headers from any supported C libraries,
96 * or we are being included in the kernel, then define everything
98 #else /* !defined(__GLIBC__) */
100 /* Definitions for in6.h */
101 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR 1
102 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR_ALT 1
103 #define __UAPI_DEF_SOCKADDR_IN6 1
104 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPV6_MREQ 1
105 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPPROTO_V6 1
107 /* Definitions for xattr.h */
108 #define __UAPI_DEF_XATTR 1
110 #endif /* __GLIBC__ */
112 #endif /* _UAPI_LIBC_COMPAT_H */