Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964886AbWEBPaW (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 May 2006 11:30:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964888AbWEBPaW (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 May 2006 11:30:22 -0400 Received: from gateway.argo.co.il ([194.90.79.130]:18192 "EHLO argo2k.argo.co.il") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964886AbWEBPaV (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 May 2006 11:30:21 -0400 Message-ID: <44577B07.2000105@argo.co.il> Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 18:30:15 +0300 From: Avi Kivity User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060313) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kyle Moffett CC: Al Viro , Willy Tarreau , David Schwartz , "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" Subject: Re: Compiling C++ modules References: <161717d50605011046p4bd51bbp760a46da4f1e3379@mail.gmail.com> <20060502051238.GB11191@w.ods.org> <44573525.7040507@argo.co.il> <20060502133416.GT27946@ftp.linux.org.uk> <4457668F.8080605@argo.co.il> <20060502143430.GW27946@ftp.linux.org.uk> <445774F7.5030106@argo.co.il> <20060502151525.GX27946@ftp.linux.org.uk> <44577887.7040506@argo.co.il> <45D64E85-41E8-4DBC-B8F9-382DA0AA2F36@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <45D64E85-41E8-4DBC-B8F9-382DA0AA2F36@mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 May 2006 15:30:19.0664 (UTC) FILETIME=[5201C900:01C66DFD] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1277 Lines: 29 Kyle Moffett wrote: > On May 2, 2006, at 11:19:35, Avi Kivity wrote: >> I wasn't talking about modifying gcc to do the checking, rather using >> language features so that the checks would happen during a regular >> compile. That would mean we weren't dependent on somebody running >> sparse with a configuration that triggers the bug, but those few who >> compile the code before submitting the patch would get it >> automatically checked. > > There's a reason that we tell all patch submitters to run "make C=1" > on several configs before submitting patches. Besides, you seem to > have a vast misunderstanding of LK development processes; we frown > heavily on people who don't "compile their code before submitting the > patch", it's not a rare thing at all. > That was tongue in cheek. Perhaps I should have added a smiley. I follow lkml quite closely, even though I lack the time to contribute in the areas that interest me. -- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/