linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] kconfig.h: Include compiler types to avoid missed struct attributes

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Date:   Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:34:52 +0100
From:   Rasmus Villemoes <rasmus.villemoes@...vas.dk>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Patrick McLean <chutzpah@...too.org>,
        "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] kconfig.h: Include compiler types to avoid missed
 struct attributes

On 2018-02-22 22:07, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:

> 
> The whole point of fixdep and the include/config hierarchy is to be able
> to remove the dependency on autoconf.h, but I'm not sure I understand
> why kconfig.h itself is also forcibly removed.

<goes digging> Ah, 6a5be57f "fixdep: fix extraneous dependencies", to
work around kconfig.h (naturally) containing the CONFIG_ pattern a few
times. Hm, we should probably make sure that kconfig.h is always on the
dependency list in .o.cmd, but just exclude it from being processed for
the CONFIG_ pattern.

Rasmus