Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] Support for generalized use of make C={1,2} via a wrapper program

Joe Perches
2017-12-16T18:02:41Z

On Sat, 2017-12-16 at 09:47 -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Dec 2017 15:42:25 +0100
> Knut Omang <knut.omang@oracle.com> wrote:
>
> > This patch series implements features to make it easier to run checkers on the
> > entire kernel as part of automatic and developer testing.
> >
> > This is done by replacing the sparse specific setup for the C={1,2} variable
> > in the makefiles with setup for running scripts/runchecks, a new program that
> > can run any number of different "checkers". The behaviour of runchecks is
> > defined by simple "global" configuration in scripts/runchecks.cfg which can be
> > extended by local configuration applying to individual files, directories or
> > subtrees in the source.
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> I like the ability to add more checkers and keep then in the main
> upstream tree. But adding overrides for specific subsystems goes against
> the policy that all subsystems should be treated equally.
>
> There was discussion at Kernel Summit about how the different
> subsystems already have different rules. This appears to be a
> way to make that worse.

I think that's OK and somewhat reasonable.

What is perhaps unreasonable is requiring subsystems with
a local specific style to change to some universal style.