linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] modpost: Add flag -f for making section mismatches fatal

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Date:	Sun, 6 Jan 2013 10:36:49 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Jonathan Kliegman <kliegs@...omium.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] modpost: Add flag -f for making section mismatches
	fatal

Hi Jonathan.

> The section mismatch warning can be easy to miss during the kernel build
> process.  Allow it to be marked as fatal to be easily caught and prevent
> bugs from slipping in.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Kliegman <kliegs@...omium.org>

Another way to make them much more visible would be to make
the warnings always be verbose.

In other words drop support for the "-S" options used below:
>   $(if $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH),,-S) 

Previously the dev* stuff caused a lot of warnings, but
since we have HOTPLUG always enabled this is a non-issue.
So I think that this is a good time to enable the verboce
warnings.

	Sam
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