[PATCH v1 1/1] kernel.h: Split out panic and oops helpers

[Luis Chamberlain]

On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 05:59:19PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 5:30 PM Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof at kernel.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 10:33:44AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 10:25 AM Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof at kernel.org> wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Apr 06, 2021 at 04:31:58PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
> > > > Why is it worth it to add another file just for this?
> > >
> > > The main point is to break tons of loops that prevent having clean
> > > headers anymore.
> > >
> > > In this case, see bug.h, which is very important in this sense.
> >
> > OK based on the commit log this was not clear, it seemed more of moving
> > panic stuff to its own file, so just cleanup.
> 
> Sorry for that. it should have mentioned the kernel folder instead of
> lib. But I think it won't clarify the above.
> 
> In any case there are several purposes in this case
>  - dropping dependency in bug.h
>  - dropping a loop by moving out panic_notifier.h
>  - unload kernel.h from something which has its own domain
> 
> I think that you are referring to the commit message describing 3rd
> one, but not 1st and 2nd.

Right!

> I will amend this for the future splits, thanks!

Don't get me wrong, I love the motivation behind just the 3rd purpose,
however I figured there might be something more when I saw panic_notifier.h.
It was just not clear.

But awesome stuff!

  Luis