[PATCH v5 00/68] Define _GNU_SOURCE for sources using

[Shuah Khan]

On 5/21/24 18:56, Edward Liaw wrote:
> Centralizes the definition of _GNU_SOURCE into KHDR_INCLUDES and removes
> redefinitions of _GNU_SOURCE from source code.
> 
> 809216233555 ("selftests/harness: remove use of LINE_MAX") introduced
> asprintf into kselftest_harness.h, which is a GNU extension and needs

Easier solution to define LINE_MAX locally. In gerenal it is advisable
to not add local defines, but it is desirable in some cases to avoid
churn like this one.

> _GNU_SOURCE to either be defined prior to including headers or with the
> -D_GNU_SOURCE flag passed to the compiler.
> 

This is huge churn to all the tests and some maintainers aren't
onboard to take this change.

Is there an wasier way to fix this instead? Please explore
localized options before asking me to take this series.

thanks,
-- Shuah