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Date:      Fri, 29 Aug 1997 17:55:06 -0500 (EST)
From:      "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
To:        smp@csn.net (Steve Passe)
Cc:        kato@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-sys@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/include param.h
Message-ID:  <199708292255.RAA03174@dyson.iquest.net>
In-Reply-To: <199708291949.NAA08673@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> from Steve Passe at "Aug 29, 97 01:49:36 pm"

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Steve Passe said:
> Hi,
> 
> machine/param.h has what should be a separate .h file appended to it as:
> 
> #ifndef _SIMPLELOCK_H_
> #define _SIMPLELOCK_H_
>  ...
> #endif /* !_SIMPLELOCK_H_ */
> 
> I would like to take this section and move it to new file: machine/simplelock.h
> This would break a lot of files that currently get this info from param.h.  To
> get around this in the beginning I would just add:
> 
> #include <machine/simplelock.h> to the end of param.h until all the files  
> requiring it are found and fixed.
> 
> Any objections?
> 
I agree that simplelock.h should be a seperate file.  I don't think that
people mind about temporary work-arounds.  It is always a good idea to
give a warning such as you have, especially when you know that someone
will take exception. :-).

-- 
John
dyson@freebsd.org
jdyson@nc.com



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