From 40cbf09f060c8febef64541c463d4dd526abe445 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Shevchenko Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:08:16 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] kernel.h: include a note to discourage people from including it in headers Include a note at the top to discourage people from including it in headers. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20211209150803.4473-1-andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- include/linux/kernel.h | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h index 77755ac..36a612d 100644 --- a/include/linux/kernel.h +++ b/include/linux/kernel.h @@ -1,4 +1,13 @@ /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */ +/* + * NOTE: + * + * This header has combined a lot of unrelated to each other stuff. + * The process of splitting its content is in progress while keeping + * backward compatibility. That's why it's highly recommended NOT to + * include this header inside another header file, especially under + * generic or architectural include/ directory. + */ #ifndef _LINUX_KERNEL_H #define _LINUX_KERNEL_H -- 2.7.4