linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] kconfig: rename silentoldconfig to syncconfig

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Date:   Tue, 6 Mar 2018 18:39:30 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@...il.com>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Marc Herbert <marc.herbert@...el.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:DOCUMENTATION" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] kconfig: rename silentoldconfig to syncconfig

2018-03-01 15:34 GMT+09:00 Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>:
> As commit cedd55d49dee ("kconfig: Remove silentoldconfig from help
> and docs; fix kconfig/conf's help") mentioned, 'silentoldconfig' is a
> historical misnomer.  That commit removed it from help and docs since
> it is an internal interface.  If so, it should be allowed to rename
> it to something more intuitive.  'syncconfig' is the one I came up
> with because it updates the .config if necessary, then synchronize
> include/generated/autoconf.h and include/config/* with it.
>
> You should not manually invoke 'silentoldcofig'.  Display warning if
> used in case existing scripts are doing wrong.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
> ---
>
> Changes in v3:
>   - Fix Documentation/networking/i40e.txt
>   - Display warning if silentoldconfig is used
>
> Changes in v2:
>   - newly added
>

Both applied to linux-kbuild/kconfig.


-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada