linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] modpost: Add flag -f for making section mismatches fatal

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Message-ID: <50E54A14.5010909@suse.cz>
Date:	Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:06:28 +0100
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Jonathan Kliegman <kliegs@...omium.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] modpost: Add flag -f for making section mismatches fatal

Dne 3.1.2013 00:56, Rusty Russell napsal(a):
> Jonathan Kliegman <kliegs@...omium.org> writes:
>> The section mismatch warning can be easy to miss during the kernel build
>> process.  Allow it to be marked as fatal to be easily caught and prevent
>> bugs from slipping in.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Kliegman <kliegs@...omium.org>
> 
> Hmm, a CONFIG option with no Kconfig entry?  That seems weird...

With a Kconfig entry, all{mod,yes}configs would start failing. It can be
enabled with make CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH_FATAL=y for now. Maybe it
could be added to Kconfig with 'depends on n', so that it is documented
somewhere.

Michal
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