linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, mce: Rename incorrect macro name "CONFIG_X86

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Message-ID: <4A671206.500@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:20:06 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	Hidehiro Kawai <hidehiro.kawai.ez@...achi.com>, mingo@...e.hu,
	tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Satoshi OSHIMA <satoshi.oshima.fk@...achi.com>,
	Taketoshi Sakuraba <taketoshi.sakuraba.hc@...achi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, mce: Rename incorrect macro name "CONFIG_X86_THRESHOLD"


> It seems that this ifdef was introduced by the following merge commit:

I also managed to introduce similar bugs during merges in the past.
It's very easy and hard to find.

Perhaps it would be good if we had some automated tool that checks
all CONFIG_*s referenced exist in Kconfig and that is run regularly.

-Andi
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