linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] EFI urgent fixes

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Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:34:29 +0100
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
To:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
Cc:	Valentin Rothberg <valentinrothberg@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] EFI urgent fixes

On Fri, 26 Sep, at 01:59:15PM, Paul Bolle wrote:
> 
> I have a 800 line perl monster that checks for stuff like this. It's not
> very sophisticated but smart enough to spot typos like this one. I try
> to have it check each linux-next (and mainline) release.
 
Very cool.

> (I think Valentin Rothberg is trying to automate this properly. See
> http://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/2014/ocw/sessions/1863 .)

Have either of you guys thought about asking for this to be included
with the 0-day kbuild bot or submitted under scripts/?

It certainly seems like a useful bit of functionality.

Fengguang, the interesting bits of this thread start here,

  https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1411730854.7866.10.camel@x220

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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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