Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S934092Ab2JWW7s (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:59:48 -0400 Received: from youngberry.canonical.com ([91.189.89.112]:49431 "EHLO youngberry.canonical.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933805Ab2JWW7X (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:59:23 -0400 Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:59:19 +0100 From: Andy Whitcroft To: Kees Cook Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 002/193] checkpatch: warn about using CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL Message-ID: <20121023225919.GB3179@localhost> References: <1351022666-6960-1-git-send-email-keescook@chromium.org> <1351022666-6960-3-git-send-email-keescook@chromium.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1351022666-6960-3-git-send-email-keescook@chromium.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1564 Lines: 42 On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 01:01:15PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote: > This config item has not carried much meaning for a while now and is > almost always enabled by default. As agreed during the Linux kernel > summit, it is being removed. This will discourage future addition of > CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL while it is being phased out. > > Cc: Andy Whitcroft > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook > --- > scripts/checkpatch.pl | 7 +++++++ > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl > index 21a9f5d..37dc932 100755 > --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl > +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl > @@ -1757,6 +1757,13 @@ sub process { > #print "is_start<$is_start> is_end<$is_end> length<$length>\n"; > } > > +# Discourage the addition of CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL in Kconfig. > + if ($realfile =~ /Kconfig/ && > + $line =~ /.\s*depends on\s+.*\bEXPERIMENTAL\b/) { > + WARN("CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL", > + "Use of CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is deprecated.\n"); > + } > + Seem reasonable. Should you suggest how they can mark things experimental? I assume (EXPERIMENTAL) in the title is now the right way? > if (($realfile =~ /Makefile.*/ || $realfile =~ /Kbuild.*/) && > ($line =~ /\+(EXTRA_[A-Z]+FLAGS).*/)) { > my $flag = $1; -apw -- 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/