>> If we are going to have all these copies of kernel files below >> "tools/...", perhaps checkpatch could warn people touching one >> that the other needs the same update? > > How would checkpatch know tools hasn't already updated the other?
If checkpatch had a list of all the tools copies, it could warn if a patch touched a file without touching the copy. Not completely ideal because people might update the two files in separate patches in a series (in which case they would see warnings from both patches). Also means that checkpatch needs the list of copied files ... not sure how often that changes. -Tony
