linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] consolidate per-arch stack overflow debugging options

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Date:	Tue, 7 May 2013 23:53:30 +0100
From:	James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>
Cc:	mmarek@...e.cz, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] consolidate per-arch stack overflow debugging options

On 7 May 2013 21:46, Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net> wrote:
>
> From: Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
> Several architectures have similar stack debugging config options.
> They all pretty much do the same thing, some with slightly
> differing help text.
>
> This patch changes the architectures to instead enable a Kconfig
> boolean, and then use that boolean in the generic Kconfig.debug
> to present the actual menu option.  This removes a bunch of
> duplication and adds consistency across arches.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Reviewed-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
> Reviewed-by: James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>
> Acked-by: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com> [for tile]
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
> ---
>
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/blackfin/Kconfig       |    1 +
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug |    7 -------
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/frv/Kconfig            |    1 +
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/frv/Kconfig.debug      |    4 ----
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/m32r/Kconfig           |    1 +
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/m32r/Kconfig.debug     |    7 -------
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/mips/Kconfig           |    1 +
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug     |    9 ---------
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/mn10300/Kconfig        |    1 +
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/mn10300/Kconfig.debug  |    4 ----
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/powerpc/Kconfig        |    1 +
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug  |    7 -------
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/tile/Kconfig           |    1 +
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/tile/Kconfig.debug     |    7 -------
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/x86/Kconfig            |    1 +
>  linux.git-davehans/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug      |   10 ----------
>  linux.git-davehans/lib/Kconfig.debug           |   21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  17 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)

Now that metag, arc, and openrisc architectures are merged, maybe you
could convert them too?

Cheers
James
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