linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V8] GCOV: Add config to check the preqequisites situation

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Message-ID: <fb2bbd79-e17a-775e-6f2b-d97acd69b50f@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:25:24 +0100
From:   Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     gengcixi@...il.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        jirislaby@...nel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     orsonzhai@...il.com, zhang.lyra@...il.com,
        Cixi Geng <cixi.geng1@...soc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V8] GCOV: Add config to check the preqequisites situation

On 28.10.2020 14:15, gengcixi@...il.com wrote:
> From: Cixi Geng <cixi.geng1@...soc.com>
> 
> Introduce new configuration option GCOV_PROFILE_PREREQS that can be
> used to check whether the prerequisites for enabling gcov profiling
> for specific files and directories are met.
> 
> Only add SERIAL_GCOV for an example.

[...]

> +config GCOV_PROFILE_PREREQS
> +	bool "Profile Kernel for prereqs"
> +	def_bool y if GCOV_KERNEL && !COMPILE_TEST
> +	help
> +	  This options activates profiling for the specified kernel modules.
> +	  When some modules need Gcov data, enable this config, then configure
> +	  with gcov on the corresponding modules,The directories or files of
> +	  these modules will be added profiling flags after kernel compile.
> +
>  endmenu

This version still produces a prompt during make oldconfig. You need to
remove the "bool" line and the "help" lines.

Before sending another version please test it to make sure that it does
not produce a prompt.


-- 
Peter Oberparleiter
Linux on Z Development - IBM Germany