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

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFz_ww8ohU68Jz34pg_x7gpGpJ+FC-dmS_Rm_VvY01GGpg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:56:12 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Rasmus Villemoes <rasmus.villemoes@...vas.dk>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        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 Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 1:34 PM, Rasmus Villemoes
<rasmus.villemoes@...vas.dk> wrote:
>
> 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.

That sounds sensible to me.

Not that this likely has ever bit anybody outside of this one case,
but when missing dependencies cause a missed re-compile, the resulting
bugs can be _really_ subtle.

           Linus