linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] cpupower: Add 'help' target to the 'debug/kernel' subproject makefile

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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:47:05 -0600
From: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Roman Storozhenko <romeusmeister@...il.com>,
 Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
Cc: Javier Carrasco <javier.carrasco.cruz@...il.com>,
 linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] cpupower: Add 'help' target to the 'debug/kernel'
 subproject makefile

On 6/23/24 13:19, Roman Storozhenko wrote:
> Add 'help' target, describing all user-available targets, to the
> 'debug/kernel' subproject makefile.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roman Storozhenko <romeusmeister@...il.com>
> ---
>   tools/power/cpupower/debug/kernel/Makefile | 12 ++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/debug/kernel/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/debug/kernel/Makefile
> index 7b5c43684be1..9e4522a42c6b 100644
> --- a/tools/power/cpupower/debug/kernel/Makefile
> +++ b/tools/power/cpupower/debug/kernel/Makefile
> @@ -21,3 +21,15 @@ install: default
>   	/sbin/depmod -a
>   
>   all:	default
> +
> +help:
> +	@echo  'Build targets:'
> +	@echo  '  all		  - Default target. Could be omitted. Builds "cpufreq-test_tsc"'
> +	@echo  '                    kernel module against the running kernel if the "CONFIG_X86_TSC"'
> +	@echo  '                    kernel config parameter is enabled. Puts the built module'
> +	@echo  '                    to the current dir'
> +	@echo  '  install	  - Install previously built "cpufreq-test_tsc.ko" module'
> +	@echo  '                    to the running kernel "modules" dir'
> +	@echo  ''
> +	@echo  'Clean targets:'
> +	@echo  '  clean		  - Clean "cpufreq-test_tsc" module build artifacts'
> 

I don't see a value in adding this - these are common targets and
nothing new about them.

thanks,
-- Shuah