__KERNEL__ macro

The KERNEL macro is defined because there is programs (like libraries) that include kernel code and there is many things that you don’t want them to include. So most modules will want the__KERNEL__ macro to be enabled.

When you compile your kernel, KERNEL is defined on the command line. (in tree/kernel/Makefile—> KBUILD_CPPFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__)

User-space programs need access to the kernel headers, but some of the info in kernel headers is intended only for the kernel. Wrapping some statements in an#ifdef KERNEL/#endif block ensures that user-space programs don’t see those statements.

example:

in the user space ,if you want to include the header using ‘＃ifdef KERNEL XXXX’, you should define the KERNEL.
/为了引用kernel中的数据结构,我常用如下样式include那些服务于内核的头文件/

#ifdef KERNEL
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
#undef KERNEL

/将两种类型的头文件隔离开来/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <errno.h>

对于__KERNEL__举例：

#ifdef KERNEL

define HZ CONFIG_HZ /* Internal kernel timer frequency */

define USER_HZ 100 /* User interfaces are in “ticks” */

define CLOCKS_PER_SEC (USER_HZ) /* like times() */

#else

define HZ 100

#endif

在.config中：
CONFIG_HZ=100

故ISA-32中,HZ=100,而jiffies =10ms