linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add -Werror build option

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Message-ID: <20130129185607.GF14444@pd.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:56:07 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Simon Que <sque@...omium.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mandeep Singh Baines <msb@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add -Werror build option

On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 10:51:18AM -0800, Simon Que wrote:
> Add a config option "ERROR_ON_WARNING" that adds the "-Werror" flag to
> gcc, which turns warnings into errors.
> 
> This option enables developers to set a stricter level of code checking
> for kernel code: all code must be warning-free.

And we want this because...?

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    Boris.

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