linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] kconfig: place git SHA1 in .config output if in git tree

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Message-ID: <m3r5o34vnp.fsf@lugabout.jhcloos.org>
Date:	Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:46:26 -0500
From:	James Cloos <cloos@...loos.com>
To:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, zippel@...ux-m68k.org, mingo@...e.hu,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] kconfig: place git SHA1 in .config output if in git tree

>>>>> "Paul" == Paul E McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:

Paul> Agreed!  The "-dirty" modifier for the case of changes not yet
Paul> checked into git looks especially helpful.

Except that the script calls »git update-index --refresh --unmerged«
and »git diff-index --name-only HEAD«, both of which are painfully
slow and resource intensive.

I'd hate to have that run every time I make a kernel.

-JimC
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