Re: Cross-referencing frenzy

Alan Cox
2001-04-19T13:34:58Z

> > For example, one symbol that I saw was CONFIG_EXT2_CHECK, which is code
> > that used to be enabled in the kernel, but is currently #ifdef'd out with
> > the above symbol. When Ted changed this, he wasn't sure whether we would
>
> How about something besides CONFIG_ then? Like maybe DEV_CONFIG_ or DEV_.
>
> The CONFIG_ name space should be reserved for things that can be configured
> via the config mechanism.

If you add one line you can make it part of the CONFIG_ name space. That is
why it uses CONFIG_. CONFIG_ is a valuable debugging tool too. You also can't
reliably deduce a symbol is dead if its only in source because the source code
may be building for 2.0/2.2/2.4 and the symbol may be relevant only in some
cases. It isnt that simple.

Its a valuable list, but it simply isnt going to be possible to do much by
hand validate.

Alan