[PATCH 9/9] Documentation: update SubmitChecklist for O=objdir and kconfig testing
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From: Randy Dunlap on 23 May 2010 20:10 From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap(a)oracle.com> Add build testing using 'O=builddir'. Add build testing with various kconfig symbols disabled, listing common ones that are known to cause build problems. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap(a)oracle.com> --- Documentation/SubmitChecklist | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) --- lnx-2634-docs.orig/Documentation/SubmitChecklist +++ lnx-2634-docs/Documentation/SubmitChecklist @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ kernel patches. 2b: Passes allnoconfig, allmodconfig +2c: Builds successfully when using O=builddir + 3: Builds on multiple CPU architectures by using local cross-compile tools or some other build farm. @@ -95,3 +97,13 @@ kernel patches. 25: If any ioctl's are added by the patch, then also update Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt. + +26: If your modified source code depends on or uses any of the kernel + APIs or features that are related to the following kconfig symbols, + then test multiple builds with the related kconfig symbols disabled + and/or =m (if that option is available) [not all of these at the + same time, just various/random combinations of them]: + + CONFIG_SMP, CONFIG_SYSFS, CONFIG_PROC_FS, CONFIG_INPUT, CONFIG_PCI, + CONFIG_BLOCK, CONFIG_PM, CONFIG_HOTPLUG, CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ, + CONFIG_NET, CONFIG_INET=n (but latter with CONFIG_NET=y) -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo(a)vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ |