linux-kernel - Re: PATCH: README - Fix misleading pointer to the defconf directory

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Message-Id: <200906121150.40332.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:50:39 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Patrick Ringl <patrick.ringl@....de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...l.org,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: Re: PATCH: README - Fix misleading pointer to the defconf directory

On Friday 12 June 2009, Patrick Ringl wrote:
> the README simply points to a wrong/non-existent directory where the default
> configurations are not suited, hence the patch.

On six architectures, it's still the right directory, your patch breaks it.

> Signed-off-by: Patrick Ringl <patrick_@...enet.de>
>
> --- linux.orig/README   2009-06-10 05:05:27.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux/README        2009-06-12 10:46:15.000000000 +0200
> @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
>                            Like above, but avoids cluttering the screen
>                            with questions already answered.
>         "make defconfig"   Create a ./.config file by using the default
> -                          symbol values from arch/$ARCH/defconfig.
> +                          symbol values from arch/$ARCH/configs/*_defconfig.
>         "make allyesconfig"
>                            Create a ./.config file by setting symbol
>                            values to 'y' as much as possible.

You could write e.g.

	default symbol values from one of arch/{$ARCH}/defconfig or
	arch/${ARCH}/configs/${PLATFORM}_defconfig, depending on
	the architecture.

It would also be consistent to list the specific defconfigs here, like

	"make ${PLATFORM}_defconfig"
			Create a ./.config file by using the default
			symbol values from
			arch/${ARCH}/configs/${PLATFORM}_defconfig.
			Use "make help" to see a list of the available
			platforms on your architecture.

Not also that your patch should be merged through a subsystem maintainer.
If you don't know who that is, use scripts/get_maintainer.pl.
For scripts/kconfig/* and README it suggests sending it to Sam, Roman and
linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, which sounds right.

	Arnd <><
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