From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752318AbZL1RLf (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:11:35 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751349AbZL1RLe (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:11:34 -0500 Received: from astoria.ccjclearline.com ([64.235.106.9]:37149 "EHLO astoria.ccjclearline.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750962AbZL1RLd (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:11:33 -0500 Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:11:02 -0500 (EST) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost To: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: largest part of "badref" config variables now updated Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (LFD 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - astoria.ccjclearline.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org the lion's share of finding badref CONFIG variables is now done, these two subpages: http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Badref_CONFIG_variables#arch.2F http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Badref_CONFIG_variables#drivers.2F the rest of this page: http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Badref_CONFIG_variables will be updated later today. just to refresh memories, those wiki pages identify variables that are being tested, but are not being defined in any Kconfig file anywhere. here's an example: drivers/input/serio/i8042-ppcio.h:55:#elif defined(CONFIG_SPRUCE) so that header file is testing CONFIG_SPRUCE when there's no such variable. another example: drivers/ssb/main.c:497:#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_SDIO (perhaps that should be testing CONFIG_SSB_SDIOHOST?) you get the idea. and, yes, you really should take the time to examine your favourite subsystem, because if you end up wasting hours tracking down a bug, won't you feel silly once you realize it was identified months ago and listed at my wiki page? :-) rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Linux Consulting, Training and Kernel Pedantry. Web page: http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday ========================================================================