Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] script: modpost: emit warning when description is missing

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On Tue Mar 7, 2023 at 3:34 AM CET, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 2:42 AM Vincenzo Palazzo
> <vincenzopalazzodev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Emit a warning when the mod description is missed.
> >
> > Reported-by: Roland Kletzing <devzero@xxxxxx>
> > Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10770
> > Signed-off-by: Vincenzo Palazzo <vincenzopalazzodev@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  scripts/mod/modpost.c | 3 +++
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
> > index efff8078e395..c63156ba4e5e 100644
> > --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
> > +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
> > @@ -1824,6 +1824,9 @@ static void read_symbols(const char *modname)
> >                 }
> >         }
> >
> > +       if (!get_modinfo(&info, "description"))
> > +               warn("missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() in %s\n", modname);
> > +
> >         for (sym = info.symtab_start; sym < info.symtab_stop; sym++) {
> >                 symname = remove_dot(info.strtab + sym->st_name);
> >
> > --
> > 2.39.2
> >
>
>
> Linus requires a clean build log these days.
> This patch would sprinkle warning messages,
> and I am sure it will result in a rejection.

I see, thanks to let me know!

> The best we can do would print the warnings
> only when W=1.

I will do it in a v2 later today, thanks!

Cheers!

Vincent.




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