linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] checkpatch: only allow COMPILE

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Date:	Thu, 4 Jul 2013 10:10:55 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] checkpatch: only allow COMPILE_TEST in Kconfig
 dependency lines

On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 7:39 AM, Paul Gortmaker
<paul.gortmaker@...driver.com> wrote:
> With that in mind, it is clear that this is _not_ to be used in
> any C code with "#ifdef CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST" etc.  However there
> will (and already has been) instances of people thinking this is
> an OK practice[2].  So teach checkpatch to spot them as an error.

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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