linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] ktest: Fix breakage from change of oldnoconfig to olddefconfig

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Date:	Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:06:02 +0800
From:	Adam Lee <adam8157@...il.com>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] ktest: Fix breakage from change of oldnoconfig to
 olddefconfig

On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 05:14:41PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> From: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@...hat.com>
> 
> Commit fb16d891 "kconfig: replace 'oldnoconfig' with 'olddefconfig', and
> keep the old name", changed ktest's default config update from
> oldnoconfig to olddefconfig without adding oldnoconfig as a backup.
> The make oldnoconfig works much better than its backup of:
>    yes '' | make oldconfig
> 
> But due to this change, and the fact that ktest is used to build lots of
> older kernels (and for bisects), it forgoes the oldnoconfig completely.
> 
> Cc: Adam Lee <adam8157@...il.com>
> Cc: Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>

This makes sense, we should provide a backup for older kernels. Sorry
for not noticing the breakage.

Acked-by: Adam Lee <adam8157@...il.com>

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Adam Lee
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