Re: [PATCH 1/7] checkpatch: Implement new --ignore-cfg parameter

2017-11-16 Thread Knut Omang
On Thu, 2017-11-16 at 09:09 -0800, Joe Perches wrote: > (adding Andrew Morton) > > On Thu, 2017-11-16 at 18:01 +0100, Knut Omang wrote: > > This parameter is intended to be used in a subsequent commit to kbuild to > > allow > > a convenient way to run checkpatch from make. > > _why_ is this usef

Re: [PATCH 1/7] checkpatch: Implement new --ignore-cfg parameter

2017-11-16 Thread Joe Perches
(adding Andrew Morton) On Thu, 2017-11-16 at 18:01 +0100, Knut Omang wrote: > This parameter is intended to be used in a subsequent commit to kbuild to > allow > a convenient way to run checkpatch from make. _why_ is this useful? > By accepting comments and multiple lines of commands, the idea

[PATCH 1/7] checkpatch: Implement new --ignore-cfg parameter

2017-11-16 Thread Knut Omang
This parameter is intended to be used in a subsequent commit to kbuild to allow a convenient way to run checkpatch from make. The parameter --ignore-cfg causes checkpatch.pl to look for the file given as parameter, either directly from where checkpatch is executed, or in the directory where the fi