linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] kbuild: touch autoksyms.h when it is really missing

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Date:   Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:26:41 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
Cc:     Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>,
        Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] kbuild: touch autoksyms.h when it is really missing

2018-03-15 2:26 GMT+09:00 Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>:
> On Thu, 15 Mar 2018, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
>
>> From the comment, I expect this code creates autoksyms.h in case it
>> is missing, but it actually touches it when it does exists.
>
> Oops, indeed.
>
>> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
>> ---
>>
>> I do not know when this code is useful...
>>
>> If autoksyms.h were missing, build should have already failed because
>> include/{linux,asm-generic}/export.h need it.
>>
>> Maybe for standalone test?
>> Or, in order to make this script self-contained?
>
> I agree it isn't very useful. Proof: it was wrong and wouldn't have
> worked as intended. So the best fix might be to simply remove that line.
>

OK, I will remove the code.




-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada