Re: [PATCH] checkkconfigsymbols.py: add option -i to ignore files

Paul Bolle
2015-05-01T20:30:42Z

Greg KH schreef op vr 01-05-2015 om 21:45 [+0200]:
> On Fri, May 01, 2015 at 09:31:36PM +0200, Paul Bolle wrote:
> > Patch hijack: it's been my view for some time now that almost all
> > defconfigs are outdated in one way or another. And they are outdated
> > because they are not, as far as I can tell, updated regularly. So I
> > wonder whether there are any guidelines for defconfigs. What is their
> > purpose? What exactly can one expect when using a defconfig?
>
> When ever I bring this up, someone says, "but we need it to define how
> to select the options for my arch / board!" How real this is is really
> unknown to me but the arches other than x86 seem to insist that they are
> relevant.

Perhaps I should, just for fun, rebuild v4.1-rc1 using a x86 defconfig
and see what happens. Note that I'm typing this on v4.1-rc1 using an
x86 .config based on what Fedora ships for 21 (which is, on its turn,
based on 3.19.5).

Paul Bolle