Re: [PATCH v4 1/1] runchecks: Generalize make C={1,2} to support multiple checkers

[Knut Omang <knut.omang@oracle.com>]

On Fri, 2018-01-19 at 11:14 +0100, Knut Omang wrote:
> Add scripts/runchecks which has generic support for running
> checker tools in a convenient and user friendly way that
> the author hopes can contribute to rein in issues detected
> by these tools in a manageable and convenient way.
> 
> scripts/runchecks provides the following basic functionality:
> 
> * Makes it possible to selectively suppress output from individual
>   checks on a per file or per subsystem basis.
> * Unifies output and suppression input from different tools
>   by providing a single unified syntax and presentation for the
>   underlying tools in the style of "scripts/checkpatch.pl --show-types".
> * Allows selective run of one, or more (or all) configured tools
>   for each file.
> 
> In the Makefile system, the sparse specific setup has been replaced
> by setup for runchecks.

Hi all,

- Anything more I can/need to do to bring this forward?
- Any quiet concerns?

I realize it is a subsystem crossing change, and a lot going on elsewhere, 
nevertheless I believe this is a time saver in the slightly longer run,
as it allows automation of checking, even without a "perfect"
code base to begin with.

Thanks,
Knut