linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gitignore: add *.gcda files

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Message-ID: <CAL6iAa+yO4Frxx9GsxRJLhj9=en2t9NcmjwDjKby6mOzaGdDzw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:20:00 +0900
From:   Jaejoong Kim <climbbb.kim@...il.com>
To:     Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gitignore: add *.gcda files

2018-01-17 22:07 GMT+09:00 Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>:
> On 09.01.2018 06:17, Jaejoong Kim wrote:
>> 2017-12-20 16:09 GMT+09:00 Jaejoong Kim <climbbb.kim@...il.com>:
>>> Ignore the *.gcda files generated by gcov
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jaejoong Kim <climbbb.kim@...il.com>
>>> ---
>>>  .gitignore | 1 +
>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
>>> index 0c39aa2..580ef7c 100644
>>> --- a/.gitignore
>>> +++ b/.gitignore
>>> @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Module.symvers
>>>  *.dwo
>>>  *.su
>>>  *.c.[012]*.*
>>> +*.gcda
>
> The gcov-kernel mechanism generates .gcda files for kernel code only as
> virtual files in debugfs, and not in the kernel source tree.

You are right. The .gcda files is from debugfs and I copied it to the
kernel source tree.

Sorry for the bother you. Please ignore this patch file.

Thanks
jaejoong

What source
> of .gcda files would be covered by this .gitignore change?
>
>>>
>>>  #
>>>  # Top-level generic files
>>> --
>>> 2.7.4
>>>
>
> --
> Peter Oberparleiter
> Linux on z Systems Development - IBM Germany
>