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      1 /*
      2  * Compatibility interface for userspace libc header coordination:
      3  *
      4  * Define compatibility macros that are used to control the inclusion or
      5  * exclusion of UAPI structures and definitions in coordination with another
      6  * userspace C library.
      7  *
      8  * This header is intended to solve the problem of UAPI definitions that
      9  * conflict with userspace definitions. If a UAPI header has such conflicting
     10  * definitions then the solution is as follows:
     11  *
     12  * * Synchronize the UAPI header and the libc headers so either one can be
     13  *   used and such that the ABI is preserved. If this is not possible then
     14  *   no simple compatibility interface exists (you need to write translating
     15  *   wrappers and rename things) and you can't use this interface.
     16  *
     17  * Then follow this process:
     18  *
     19  * (a) Include libc-compat.h in the UAPI header.
     20  *      e.g. #include <linux/libc-compat.h>
     21  *     This include must be as early as possible.
     22  *
     23  * (b) In libc-compat.h add enough code to detect that the comflicting
     24  *     userspace libc header has been included first.
     25  *
     26  * (c) If the userspace libc header has been included first define a set of
     27  *     guard macros of the form __UAPI_DEF_FOO and set their values to 1, else
     28  *     set their values to 0.
     29  *
     30  * (d) Back in the UAPI header with the conflicting definitions, guard the
     31  *     definitions with:
     32  *     #if __UAPI_DEF_FOO
     33  *       ...
     34  *     #endif
     35  *
     36  * This fixes the situation where the linux headers are included *after* the
     37  * libc headers. To fix the problem with the inclusion in the other order the
     38  * userspace libc headers must be fixed like this:
     39  *
     40  * * For all definitions that conflict with kernel definitions wrap those
     41  *   defines in the following:
     42  *   #if !__UAPI_DEF_FOO
     43  *     ...
     44  *   #endif
     45  *
     46  * This prevents the redefinition of a construct already defined by the kernel.
     47  */
     48 #ifndef _UAPI_LIBC_COMPAT_H
     49 #define _UAPI_LIBC_COMPAT_H
     50 
     51 /* We have included glibc headers... */
     52 #if defined(__GLIBC__)
     53 
     54 /* Coordinate with glibc netinet/in.h header. */
     55 #if defined(_NETINET_IN_H)
     56 
     57 /* GLIBC headers included first so don't define anything
     58  * that would already be defined. */
     59 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR		0
     60 /* The exception is the in6_addr macros which must be defined
     61  * if the glibc code didn't define them. This guard matches
     62  * the guard in glibc/inet/netinet/in.h which defines the
     63  * additional in6_addr macros e.g. s6_addr16, and s6_addr32. */
     64 #if defined(__USE_MISC) || defined (__USE_GNU)
     65 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR_ALT		0
     66 #else
     67 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR_ALT		1
     68 #endif
     69 #define __UAPI_DEF_SOCKADDR_IN6		0
     70 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPV6_MREQ		0
     71 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPPROTO_V6		0
     72 
     73 #else
     74 
     75 /* Linux headers included first, and we must define everything
     76  * we need. The expectation is that glibc will check the
     77  * __UAPI_DEF_* defines and adjust appropriately. */
     78 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR		1
     79 /* We unconditionally define the in6_addr macros and glibc must
     80  * coordinate. */
     81 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR_ALT		1
     82 #define __UAPI_DEF_SOCKADDR_IN6		1
     83 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPV6_MREQ		1
     84 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPPROTO_V6		1
     85 
     86 #endif /* _NETINET_IN_H */
     87 
     88 
     89 /* If we did not see any headers from any supported C libraries,
     90  * or we are being included in the kernel, then define everything
     91  * that we need. */
     92 #else /* !defined(__GLIBC__) */
     93 
     94 /* Definitions for in6.h */
     95 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR		1
     96 #define __UAPI_DEF_IN6_ADDR_ALT		1
     97 #define __UAPI_DEF_SOCKADDR_IN6		1
     98 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPV6_MREQ		1
     99 #define __UAPI_DEF_IPPROTO_V6		1
    100 
    101 #endif /* __GLIBC__ */
    102 
    103 #endif /* _UAPI_LIBC_COMPAT_H */
    104