linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Kconfig.debug: Add FRAME

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Date:	Fri, 30 Aug 2013 04:25:18 +0000
From:	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paul.mckenney@...aro.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Michel Lespinasse <walken@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Kconfig.debug: Add FRAME_POINTER anti-dependency for ARC

On 08/29/2013 08:48 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:
>
> I assume you're sending this my way since getmaintainer.pl has me tagged
> I moved a bunch of code in there. :)

Indeed :-)

> The Kconfig.debug stuff has no real maintainer.  It would probably be OK
> if you just stick this in your architecture's next git pull request.

Will do, thx.

> Although, it would be nice if someone, at some point, actually
> abstracted that out so that the individual architectures could take care
> of this without editing the main files:
>
> # Kconfig.debug:
>
> config ARCH_FRAME_POINTER_UNAVAILABLE
> 	def_bool y

def_bool n

> ...
> select FRAME_POINTER if !ARCH_FRAME_POINTER_UNAVAILABLE
>
> # arch/.../Kconfig
>
> select ARCH_FRAME_POINTER_UNAVAILABLE

Sure, I was thinking the same. I'll send out a patchset soon, although next week
is gonna be tight due to upcoming merge window.

-Vineet
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