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

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Message-ID: <4A671F54.7050101@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:16:52 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
CC:	Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>,
	Hidehiro Kawai <hidehiro.kawai.ez@...achi.com>, mingo@...e.hu,
	tglx@...utronix.de, 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"

On 07/22/2009 06:20 AM, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
>> 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.

There is checkkconfigsymbols.sh...

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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