linux-kernel - Re: kbuild: kconfig source with " " or not

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Message-ID: <20071020081334.GA5341@uranus.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:13:34 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: kbuild: kconfig source with " " or not

Hi Yinghai.

On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 12:30:50AM -0700, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> Sam,
> 
> in Kconfig, most of source to include other kconfig has "..."
> 
> for example:
> 
> in arch/x86_64/Kconfig:
> source "net/Kconfig"
> 
> but some other don't
> 
> < ./drivers/w1/Kconfig:source drivers/w1/masters/Kconfig
> < ./drivers/w1/Kconfig:source drivers/w1/slaves/Kconfig
> < ./drivers/i2c/Kconfig:source drivers/i2c/algos/Kconfig
> < ./drivers/i2c/Kconfig:source drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
> < ./drivers/i2c/Kconfig:source drivers/i2c/chips/Kconfig
> < ./arch/frv/Kconfig:source kernel/power/Kconfig
> < ./arch/v850/Kconfig:source init/Kconfig
> < ./arch/v850/Kconfig:source drivers/mtd/Kconfig
> < ./arch/v850/Kconfig:source drivers/parport/Kconfig
> < ./arch/v850/Kconfig:#source drivers/pnp/Kconfig
> < ./arch/v850/Kconfig:source drivers/block/Kconfig
> < ./arch/v850/Kconfig:#source drivers/misc/Config.in
> < ./arch/ia64/Kconfig:source kernel/Kconfig.hz
> < ./arch/i386/Kconfig:source kernel/Kconfig.hz
> < ./arch/i386/Kconfig:source kernel/power/Kconfig
> < ./arch/ppc/Kconfig:source arch/ppc/platforms/4xx/Kconfig
> < ./arch/ppc/Kconfig:source arch/ppc/platforms/85xx/Kconfig
> < ./arch/ppc/Kconfig:source kernel/Kconfig.hz
> < ./arch/ppc/Kconfig:source kernel/Kconfig.preempt
> < ./arch/ppc/Kconfig:source kernel/power/Kconfig
> < ./arch/x86_64/Kconfig:source kernel/Kconfig.hz
> < ./arch/x86_64/Kconfig:source kernel/power/Kconfig
> < ./arch/x86_64/Kconfig:source drivers/Kconfig
> < ./arch/x86_64/Kconfig:source fs/Kconfig
> < ./arch/s390/Kconfig:source kernel/Kconfig.hz
> < ./arch/cris/Kconfig:source mm/Kconfig
> < ./arch/cris/Kconfig:source arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig
> < ./arch/cris/Kconfig:source arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/Kconfig
> < ./arch/cris/Kconfig:#source drivers/misc/Config.in
> < ./arch/powerpc/Kconfig:source kernel/time/Kconfig
> < ./arch/powerpc/Kconfig:source kernel/Kconfig.hz
> < ./arch/powerpc/Kconfig:source kernel/Kconfig.preempt
> < ./arch/powerpc/Kconfig:source kernel/power/Kconfig
> < ./arch/sh64/Kconfig:source init/Kconfig
> < ./arch/sh/Kconfig:source kernel/Kconfig.hz
> < ./arch/sh/Kconfig:source kernel/power/Kconfig
> < ./arch/sparc64/Kconfig:source kernel/Kconfig.hz
> < ./arch/arm/Kconfig:source arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
> < ./arch/blackfin/Kconfig:source kernel/Kconfig.hz
> < ./block/Kconfig:source block/Kconfig.iosched
> < ./security/Kconfig:source security/selinux/Kconfig
> 
> better to keep them consistent

Agree - but on the other hand we do not want an all-over-the-tree
patch to fix it up.
If you are up to fix it then please send the patches to the
relevant subsystem/arch maintainers.
When we are almost done we could let kconfig warn if "" is missing.

PS. Added linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org

	Sam
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