On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:17:20 EST, "Robert P. J. Day" said:

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> if that header file isn't used by any kernel code, why bother having a
> check for __KERNEL__ in the first place?  it's being exported to
> userspace unchecked:
> 
>   include/linux/Kbuild:header-y += hdsmart.h
> 
> so why not just toss that check entirely?  otherwise, you're going to
> get a header file exported to userspace that has a superfluous
> __KERNEL__ test in it.

Umm... if the kernel isn't using it, why are we bothering to export it to
userspace at all?  Or is the kernel using something *else* that should be going
to userspace instead?