Why Does Linux Headers Keep Including Too Many Headers?

minivy · 12-07-2011, 12:08 PM

To Linux fans,

I am using the following files to build Linux USB3.0 Host Controller.

xhci.c, xhci.h, xhci-dbg.c, xhci-ext-caps.h, xhci-hub.c,
xhci-mem.c, xhci-pci.c, and xhci-ring.c

I face a problem that the header files just keep including other header files. So far I have to include about 100 header files already but still have more to go!

The question is when does it end or may be I am not doing it right?

Thanks in advnace

acid_kewpie · 12-07-2011, 12:11 PM

how are you including them? if they are including them, then the point is you will have them already. You're almost certainly not doing it right, but as you've not said what you ARE doing, how can we clarify it?

nini09 · 12-07-2011, 02:16 PM

You should include high level's header file instead of low level. Normally high level's header file already include a lot of low level's.