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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:16:52 -0700
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
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To: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, mce: Rename incorrect macro name "CONFIG_X86_THRESHOLD"
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On 07/22/2009 06:20 AM, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
>> It seems that this ifdef was introduced by the following merge commit:
> 
> I also managed to introduce similar bugs during merges in the past.
> It's very easy and hard to find.
> 
> Perhaps it would be good if we had some automated tool that checks
> all CONFIG_*s referenced exist in Kconfig and that is run regularly.

There is checkkconfigsymbols.sh...

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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