* [PATCH] docs: reporting-issues: Remove reference to oldnoconfig
@ 2021-03-31 16:35 Ismael Luceno
2021-03-31 20:34 ` Jonathan Corbet
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Ismael Luceno @ 2021-03-31 16:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jonathan Corbet; +Cc: linux-doc, linux-kernel, Ismael Luceno
Replace it with olddefconfig. oldnoconfig didn't do what the document
suggests (it aliased to olddefconfig), and isn't available since 4.19.
Ref: 04c459d20448 ("kconfig: remove oldnoconfig target")
Ref: 312ee68752fa ("kconfig: announce removal of oldnoconfig if used")
Signed-off-by: Ismael Luceno <ismael@iodev.co.uk>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
index 07879d01fe68..ffa0d4c6e450 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
@@ -1000,8 +1000,7 @@ In the whole process keep in mind: an issue only qualifies as regression if the
older and the newer kernel got built with a similar configuration. The best way
to archive this: copy the configuration file (``.config``) from the old working
kernel freshly to each newer kernel version you try. Afterwards run ``make
-oldnoconfig`` to adjust it for the needs of the new version without enabling
-any new feature, as those are allowed to cause regressions.
+olddefconfig`` to adjust it for the needs of the new version.
Write and send the report
--
2.31.1
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* Re: [PATCH] docs: reporting-issues: Remove reference to oldnoconfig
2021-03-31 16:35 [PATCH] docs: reporting-issues: Remove reference to oldnoconfig Ismael Luceno
@ 2021-03-31 20:34 ` Jonathan Corbet
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Jonathan Corbet @ 2021-03-31 20:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ismael Luceno; +Cc: linux-doc, linux-kernel, Ismael Luceno, Thorsten Leemhuis
Ismael Luceno <ismael@iodev.co.uk> writes:
> Replace it with olddefconfig. oldnoconfig didn't do what the document
> suggests (it aliased to olddefconfig), and isn't available since 4.19.
>
> Ref: 04c459d20448 ("kconfig: remove oldnoconfig target")
> Ref: 312ee68752fa ("kconfig: announce removal of oldnoconfig if used")
> Signed-off-by: Ismael Luceno <ismael@iodev.co.uk>
> ---
> Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
> index 07879d01fe68..ffa0d4c6e450 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
> @@ -1000,8 +1000,7 @@ In the whole process keep in mind: an issue only qualifies as regression if the
> older and the newer kernel got built with a similar configuration. The best way
> to archive this: copy the configuration file (``.config``) from the old working
> kernel freshly to each newer kernel version you try. Afterwards run ``make
> -oldnoconfig`` to adjust it for the needs of the new version without enabling
> -any new feature, as those are allowed to cause regressions.
> +olddefconfig`` to adjust it for the needs of the new version.
[CC += Thorsten]
Applied, thanks.
jon
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