Circular dependency between <linux/kernel.h> and <asm/bug.h> on ARM

[Olof Johansson]

On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 6:44 PM, Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> Commit 87e040b6456fd3416a1f6831c1eedaef5c0a94ff ("ARM: 7017/1: Use
> generic BUG() handler") makes BUG() use BUILD_BUG_ON().  However,
> BUILD_BUG_ON() is not defined in <linux/bug.h> but in <linux/kernel.h>.
>
> arch/include/asm/bug.h does not include <linux/kernel.h> and *cannot* do
> so because the latter already includes <asm/bug.h>.

Sure it can, but it's not ideal. Since the BUILD_BUG_ON is only used
in bug.h in a #define, it will be resolved below the includes of
either so there should be no ordering issue between the two.

I coincidentally posted a patch earlier to do just that, I didn't see
your email until later.

> Maybe BUILD_BUG_ON() should be moved out to a header of its own, or else
> this particular use should be moved to some other file.  This needs to
> be fixed somehow, as it obviously leads to build failures, e.g.:
>
> https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=linux-2.6&arch=armel&ver=3.2~rc7-1~experimental.1&stamp=1325142904

Or perhaps moving BUILD_BUG_ON to include/linux/bug.h?

The quickest fix for now might be to take out the BUILD_BUG_ON(),
especially so close to 3.2-final.


-Olof