linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] docs: reporting-issues: Remove reference to oldnoconfig

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Date:   Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:34:40 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Ismael Luceno <ismael@...ev.co.uk>
Cc:     linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ismael Luceno <ismael@...ev.co.uk>,
        Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: reporting-issues: Remove reference to oldnoconfig

Ismael Luceno <ismael@...ev.co.uk> writes:

> Replace it with olddefconfig. oldnoconfig didn't do what the document
> suggests (it aliased to olddefconfig), and isn't available since 4.19.
>
> Ref: 04c459d20448 ("kconfig: remove oldnoconfig target")
> Ref: 312ee68752fa ("kconfig: announce removal of oldnoconfig if used")
> Signed-off-by: Ismael Luceno <ismael@...ev.co.uk>
> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
> index 07879d01fe68..ffa0d4c6e450 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
> @@ -1000,8 +1000,7 @@ In the whole process keep in mind: an issue only qualifies as regression if the
>  older and the newer kernel got built with a similar configuration. The best way
>  to archive this: copy the configuration file (``.config``) from the old working
>  kernel freshly to each newer kernel version you try. Afterwards run ``make
> -oldnoconfig`` to adjust it for the needs of the new version without enabling
> -any new feature, as those are allowed to cause regressions.
> +olddefconfig`` to adjust it for the needs of the new version.

[CC += Thorsten]

Applied, thanks.

jon