When developing new code/feature, CONFIG_WERROR is most
often turned off, especially for people using make W=12 to
get more warnings.
In such case, turning on -Werror temporarily would require
switching on CONFIG_WERROR in the configuration, building,
then switching off CONFIG_WERROR.
For this use case, this patch introduces a new 'e' modifier
to W= as a short hand for KCFLAGS+=-Werror" so that -Werror
got added to the kernel (built-in) and modules' CFLAGS.
Signed-off-by: Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Makefile | 1 +
scripts/Makefile.extrawarn | 13 +++++++++++--
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Changes since v0[0]:
- rebase on top of commit 64a91907c896 ("kbuild: refactor scripts/Makefile.extrawarn")
- document use case after commit 3fe617ccafd6 ("Enable '-Werror' by default for all kernel builds")
[0] https://lore.kernel.org/all/1422803720-14723-1-git-send-email-ydroneaud@xxxxxxxxxx/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8c7de9a72ea2..6dc621af18d1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1649,6 +1649,7 @@ help:
@echo ' 1: warnings which may be relevant and do not occur too often'
@echo ' 2: warnings which occur quite often but may still be relevant'
@echo ' 3: more obscure warnings, can most likely be ignored'
+ @echo ' e: warnings are being treated as errors'
@echo ' Multiple levels can be combined with W=12 or W=123'
@echo ''
@echo 'Execute "make" or "make all" to build all targets marked with [*] '
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn b/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn
index 650d0b8ceec3..f5f0d6f09053 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
# ==========================================================================
# make W=... settings
#
-# There are three warning groups enabled by W=1, W=2, W=3.
-# They are independent, and can be combined like W=12 or W=123.
+# There are four warning groups enabled by W=1, W=2, W=3, and W=e
+# They are independent, and can be combined like W=12 or W=123e.
# ==========================================================================
KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-disable-warning, packed-not-aligned)
@@ -94,3 +94,12 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -Wpacked-bitfield-compat)
KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -DKBUILD_EXTRA_WARN3
endif
+
+#
+# W=e - error out on warnings
+#
+ifneq ($(findstring e, $(KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN)),)
+
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Werror
+
+endif
--
2.32.0
