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Subject: Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] linux-libc-headers: Check for asm/bpf_perf_event.h before multilibbing
From: "Richard Purdie" <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Denys Dmytriyenko <denis@denix.org>, Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
Cc: openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org
Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 22:25:31 +0100
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On Wed, 2020-05-27 at 11:59 -0400, Denys Dmytriyenko wrote:
> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 08:50:11AM -0700, Khem Raj wrote:
> > asm/bpf_perf_event.h does not exist in older kernels e.g. ( 4.1 )
> > this helps in using common header across multiple versions of
> > kernel
> > going back
> 
> This check should have been there from the beginning and for every
> header 
> file. It's big PITA to sync this list up, especially when dealing
> with 
> different glibc or kernel than OE-Core, e.g. external toolchains,
> etc.
> 
> Any objections to making this check more generic for every entry in
> the list?

Yes, a strong objection. We don't want to support or encourage every
kernel version out there. 

I also don't understand why people need to change the libc-headers
anyway :(

Cheers,

Richard