linux-kernel - Re: kbuild: Preparing for merge window

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Message-ID: <20080124220005.GB4204@uranus.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:00:05 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: kbuild: Preparing for merge window

On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 10:58:13PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> The following is the list of patches queued up for the merge window at the moment.
> I have during the last week done several modpost changes to make section ismatch
> warnings more reliable and I am happy with the modified modpost code now.
> 
> The warnings generated will if CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y be verbose
> so it better guides the developer how to fix the warning.
> 
> Other patches of interest:
> 
> - We now have separate sections for all init/exit annotations
> - We have restarted getting kconfig globalized, pending is widechar support
> - Support for modules.order to tell in what order to load modules
> - lots of small fixes/enhancements
> 
> The diffstat say that we touch a lot of files.
> This is due to the following changes (mainly):
> - consolidation touching all .lds.S files
> - removal ofstale comment about make dep
> - removal of obsolete __attribute_used__
> - removal of TOPDIR
> 
> Patches will follow for review.

Patches will be sent to linux-kbuild only.

	Sam
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