Re: [PATCH v1 10/10] kconfig: Introduce OVERLAY= for make checkconfig

["Ahmed S. Darwish" <darwi@linutronix.de>]

Hi Nicolas,

On Wed, 11 Nov 2026, Nicolas Schier wrote:
>
> Please add the optional overlay arguments right here:
>
> 	$(Q)$(checkconfig) check -r "$(RULES)" -c "$(KCONFIG_CONFIG)" $(addprefix -o , "$(OVERLAY)")
>

Sure, will do.

> <bike-shedding>
> ... or let kconfig-policy-checker read the 'OVERLAY' environment
> variable itself.
> </bike-shedding>

I'm not a big fan of environment variables, especially in the sensitive
domains of auditing and validation.

I've built a lot of Linux systems with Yocto, Debian tooling, etc., and
environment variables led to some of the hardest debug sessions.

One checks CI logs, Yocto build logs, etc., and nothing directly leads to
the problem at hand.  Only to realize some hours later that it was an
environment variable some layer on top of you has erroneously set :(

Thanks!

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Ahmed S. Darwish
Linutronix GmbH