linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] docs: submit-checklist: structure by category

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdUD94XuE_7UK3TEWbeZ2eMOPimDi-xoo9+43FhY3O2aDA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 09:57:35 +0100
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, workflows@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: submit-checklist: structure by category

Hi Randy,

On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 1:41 AM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
> >   - Concerning checking with tools, checkpatch probably still makes sense;
> >     it pointed out in several places. If sparse and checkstack are really
> >     the next two tools to point out, I am not so sure about.
>
> I doubt that ckeckstack is important since gcc & clang warn us about
> stack usage.

True, but that would leave you without a tool to get figures when
there is no excess stack usage detected by the compiler.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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