From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 10/10] Documentation: update SubmitChecklist for O=objdir and kconfig testing
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 16:21:11 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <12741384711409@xenotime.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <12741384711166@xenotime.net>
From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Add build testing using 'O=builddir'.
Add build testing with various kconfig symbols disabled, listing
common ones that are known to cause build problems.
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
---
Documentation/SubmitChecklist | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
--- lnx-2634-docs.orig/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
+++ lnx-2634-docs/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ kernel patches.
2b: Passes allnoconfig, allmodconfig
+2c: Builds successfully when using O=builddir
+
3: Builds on multiple CPU architectures by using local cross-compile tools
or some other build farm.
@@ -95,3 +97,13 @@ kernel patches.
25: If any ioctl's are added by the patch, then also update
Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt.
+
+26: If your modified source code depends on or uses any of the kernel
+ APIs or features that are related to the following kconfig symbols,
+ then test multiple builds with the related kconfig symbols disabled
+ and/or =m (if that option is available) [not all of these at the
+ same time, just various/random combinations of them]:
+
+ CONFIG_SMP, CONFIG_SYSFS, CONFIG_PROC_FS, CONFIG_INPUT, CONFIG_PCI,
+ CONFIG_BLOCK, CONFIG_PM, CONFIG_HOTPLUG, CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ,
+ CONFIG_NET, CONFIG_INET=n (but latter with CONFIG_NET=y)
--
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-05-17 23:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-05-17 23:21 [PATCH 0/10] documentation patch queue for 2.6.35 merge window Randy Dunlap
2010-05-17 23:21 ` [PATCH 7/10] scsi: update torque.net references to current location Randy Dunlap
2010-05-17 23:21 ` [PATCH 6/10] Documentation/vm: use better value for MAP_HUGETLB Randy Dunlap
2010-05-17 23:21 ` Randy Dunlap [this message]
2010-05-17 23:21 ` [PATCH 8/10] scsi_scan.c: fix/convert functions to use kernel-doc Randy Dunlap
2010-05-17 23:21 ` [PATCH 3/10] Documentation/development-process: add staging & mmotm info Randy Dunlap
2010-05-17 23:21 ` [PATCH 4/10] Documentation/sysrq.txt: update KEY_SYSRQ info Randy Dunlap
2010-05-17 23:21 ` [PATCH 5/10] Documentation/timers/hpet_example: drop duplicate header files Randy Dunlap
2010-05-17 23:21 ` [PATCH 2/10] Documentation/development-process: add maintainers and git info Randy Dunlap
2010-05-17 23:21 ` [PATCH 9/10] fusion: fix kernel-doc notation Randy Dunlap
2010-05-17 23:21 ` [PATCH 1/10] docbook: make mtd nand module init static Randy Dunlap
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