On Thursday 04 July 2013, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> The option CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST, added in commit 4bb1667255a
> ("build some drivers only when compile-testing") is meant to
> give a middle ground[1] between those who want the widest compile
> coverage possible (e.g. building sparc drivers for mips) and
> those who want dependencies to represent real world systems
> (e.g. don't allow me to see OMAP options when building x86).
>
> As such, this addition is meant to be used in dependency lines,
> properly or'd in with the real world hardware dependency. Those
> who select it, get wide compile coverage. Those who do not, get
> real world dependencies that match where the hardware is available
> and/or where the driver is useful.
>
> With that in mind, it is clear that this is _not_ to be used in
> any C code with "#ifdef CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST" etc. However there
> will (and already has been) instances of people thinking this is
> an OK practice[2]. So teach checkpatch to spot them as an error.
>
> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/7/456
> [2] https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/7/1/641
>
> Cc: Joe Perches <[email protected]>
> Cc: Andy Whitcroft <[email protected]>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <[email protected]>
> Cc: Jiri Slaby <[email protected]>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
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