linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: stop checking for CONFIG

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jLfq-AqkTyoZRdcJ-S07h0pFKBXDL=KBi7-nT7NQtftKg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:38:03 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
Cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: stop checking for CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl> wrote:
> CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL has been removed from the tree, in commit
> 3d374d09f16f64ab4d71704cbe621514d36cd0b1 ("final removal of
> CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL"). There's no need to test for it in checkpatch
> anymore. If it ever pops up again it can be caught when someone feels
> like cleaning up invalid Kconfig symbols and macros again.

Hrm, I actually think it would be better to change this to ERROR
instead of WARN.

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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