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Subject: Re: [PATCH V8] GCOV: Add config to check the preqequisites situation
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        Cixi Geng <cixi.geng1@unisoc.com>
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From:   Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.ibm.com>
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Date:   Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:25:24 +0100
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On 28.10.2020 14:15, gengcixi@gmail.com wrote:
> From: Cixi Geng <cixi.geng1@unisoc.com>
> 
> Introduce new configuration option GCOV_PROFILE_PREREQS that can be
> used to check whether the prerequisites for enabling gcov profiling
> for specific files and directories are met.
> 
> Only add SERIAL_GCOV for an example.

[...]

> +config GCOV_PROFILE_PREREQS
> +	bool "Profile Kernel for prereqs"
> +	def_bool y if GCOV_KERNEL && !COMPILE_TEST
> +	help
> +	  This options activates profiling for the specified kernel modules.
> +	  When some modules need Gcov data, enable this config, then configure
> +	  with gcov on the corresponding modules,The directories or files of
> +	  these modules will be added profiling flags after kernel compile.
> +
>  endmenu

This version still produces a prompt during make oldconfig. You need to
remove the "bool" line and the "help" lines.

Before sending another version please test it to make sure that it does
not produce a prompt.


-- 
Peter Oberparleiter
Linux on Z Development - IBM Germany