02/11/2026 16:34, Bruce Richardson:
> On Mon, Nov 02, 2026 at 04:27:59PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > System headers may indirectly include linux/stddef.h
> > before the imported UAPI headers.
> > Both versions share the _LINUX_STDDEF_H include guard,
> > so the imported header is then skipped.
> >
> > If the system header lacks __counted_by,
> > its fallback definition in the imported header is not processed,
> > causing a compilation failure in vfio.h:
> >
> > In file included from lib/eal/linux/eal_vfio_cdev.c:14:
> > kernel/linux/uapi/linux/vfio.h:1524:51: error:
> > expected ':', ',', ';', '}' or '__attribute__' before '__counted_by'
> >
> > Include the imported UAPI headers before the system headers
> > so their compatibility definitions are available.
> >
> > Fixes: d129414711aa ("vfio: introduce cdev mode")
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <[email protected]>
> > ---
> Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <[email protected]>
Acked-by: David Marchand <[email protected]>
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