linux-kernel - Re: Should MODULE_DESCRIPTION be mandatory ?

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Date:	Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:59:28 +0200
From:	devzero@....de
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Should MODULE_DESCRIPTION be mandatory ?

> >> on x86_64 allmodconfig (2.6.30-rc2), here are the "missing"s that are reported:
> >>
> >> WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() in Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example_explicit.o
> >> WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() in Documentation/filesystems/configfs/configfs_example_macros.o
> >> WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() in arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.o
> > ...
> > We need to bring that list down before we apply the patch.
> > Is it worth it?
> 
> I see 424 modules without MODULE_DESCRIPTION (in the list above) and
> 3127 .c files that contain "MODULE_DESCRIPTION".
> 
> To me it's a Nice to have but not Required.  (i.e., not worth it IMO)
> 
> -- 
> ~Randy
> 

i can offer spending an afternoon (or more) on compiling a list of modulenames + missing description for review.
if that list is complete and ack`ed, i could create a patch or patch series from that. 
(maybe the list could be split into logical parts, too)

would that be welcomed ?

roland

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