From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750712AbWDTBG0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:06:26 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750713AbWDTBG0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:06:26 -0400 Received: from mailout.stusta.mhn.de ([141.84.69.5]:53254 "HELO mailout.stusta.mhn.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1750712AbWDTBGZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:06:25 -0400 Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:06:24 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Ram Pai Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@osdl.org, arjan@infradead.org, greg@kroah.com, hch@infradead.org Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] Makefile: export-symbol usage report generator. Message-ID: <20060420010624.GJ25047@stusta.de> References: <20060413123826.52D94470030@localhost> <20060418140927.GB11582@stusta.de> <1145489158.7323.169.camel@localhost> <20060419234112.GI25047@stusta.de> <1145494414.7323.178.camel@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1145494414.7323.178.camel@localhost> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11+cvs20060403 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 05:53:34PM -0700, Ram Pai wrote: > On Thu, 2006-04-20 at 01:41 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > > - it's a tool for kernel hackers who know what they are doing > > - it's a tool to help you finding unused exports, but each one still > > requires manual verification > > I am not sure I understand you. Are you saying: > > A) the tool should report the export symbol usage with whatever > set of modules the user has configured in his .config ? > > or > > B) the tool should report the export symbol usage for all the > modules irrespective of what has been configured in the > users .config ? A) > RP cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed