linux-kernel - Re: identifying CONFIG variable typoes in the source tree

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Date:	Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:33:13 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
cc:	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: identifying CONFIG variable typoes in the source tree

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >   let's check these:
> >
> > $ grep -r 53C700_BE_BUS .
> > ./drivers/scsi/53c700.h:#ifdef CONFIG_53C700_BE_BUS
>
> This is the core support for big endian 53c700 SCSI busses. It's
> needed for various m68k machines, patch to be submitted when the
> m68k support is ready for submission.
>
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

  just to be clear, all that script is doing is identifying variables
of the form "CONFIG_fubar" that are being tested in *some*
preprocessor directive somewhere in the tree, but for which there is
apparently no corresponding entry in a Kconfig file anywhere that
could cause that variable to be configured.

  naturally, as geert suggests, this might represent a feature that's
in progress so it's clearly not a mistake.  but it's a good way to
trap potential problems, as in finding "GALILLEO_GT64240_ETH" which,
superficially, would seem like an obvious typo no matter what:

$ grep -r GALILLEO_GT64240_ETH .
./arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_g/prom.c:#ifdef CONFIG_GALILLEO_GT64240_ETH
./arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_g/prom.c:#ifdef CONFIG_GALILLEO_GT64240_ETH
./arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_g/setup.c:#ifdef CONFIG_GALILLEO_GT64240_ETH
./arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_g/setup.c:#ifdef CONFIG_GALILLEO_GT64240_ETH
$

as well as what is *obviously* dead code:

$ grep -rw CONFIG_KERNELD .
./sound/core/timer.c:#ifdef CONFIG_KERNELD
$ grep -rw KERNELD .
./net/core/dev.c: *             Bjorn Ekwall    :       Added KERNELD hack.

  the script isn't perfect -- it will generate false positives if the
variable is being set elsewhere -- perhaps hardcoded in the file or
defined in a Makefile.  but if you're curious, just run it against
your favourite subdirectory and see what comes up.

rday

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