linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scripts/config: allow "O=config-dir" option

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Date:   Tue, 2 Nov 2021 15:38:29 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts/config: allow "O=config-dir" option

On 11/2/21 8:38 AM, Nicolas Schier wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 11:33:22PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> Support "O=config-dir" as the location of the .config file
>> like (some) other kernel build (make) tools do.
>>
>> Someone asked for this "feature" a few months ago but I don't
>> recall who it was.
>>
>> Also check for the existence of the config-dir/config-file
>> and report if there is no such file instead of letting grep
>> report that there is no such file.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
>> Cc: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
>> Cc: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
>> Cc: linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
>> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
>> ---
>>   scripts/config |   44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>>   1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>

> I do like that feature!
> 
> With quotes round $FN:
> Reviewed-by: Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>

Thanks, I'll do those changes and resend it.

-- 
~Randy