linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] kconfig: invoke oldconfig instead of silentoldconfig from local*config

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Date:   Thu, 1 Mar 2018 16:44:17 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Marc Herbert <marc.herbert@...el.com>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] kconfig: invoke oldconfig instead of
 silentoldconfig from local*config

2018-02-28 14:15 GMT+09:00 Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@...il.com>:
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 09:15:25AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
>> The purpose of local{yes,mod}config is to arrange the .config file
>> based on actually loaded modules.  It is unnecessary to update
>> include/generated/autoconf.h and include/config/* stuff here.
>>
>> They will be automatically updated during the build.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
>> ---
>>
>> Changes in v2:
>>   - newly added
>>
>>  scripts/kconfig/Makefile | 4 ++--
>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
>> index c5d1d1a..bf9289a 100644
>> --- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
>> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
>> @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ localyesconfig localmodconfig: $(obj)/streamline_config.pl $(obj)/conf
>
> (Unrelated: $(obj)/streamline_config.pl is a checked-in file, so I
> wonder if there's any point to having it as a prerequisite of the phony
> targets local{yes,mod}config.)
>

Indeed.

It it unrelated, but I think it is worth fixing.

Care to send a patch, please?




-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada