Hi all
Would like to hear your opinion on a little proposal:
I have a server who wastes quite a few cpu-cycles, and for a couple of
months, it has been compiling a 'allyesconfig', 'allmodconfig' and
'allnoconfig' i386-kernel every week, with 'C=2'. Most of the successful
logs are saved and I also wrote a small diff-script in PHP (it first
uses 'diff' and then it tries to remove as much cruft as possible, to
show new warnings) (no guaranty on the script).
But lately, I have also made a little "code-checker" (sound more fancy
then it really is) by making small scripts, who preform certain simple
tests (like finding "hand-coded" abs()/min()/max(), spelling-errors,
Kconfig-errors etc), all executed by 'scripts.sh' during the "scanning"
(each script can be used separately).
What I am suggesting is: by collecting all this about a certain
area/subsystem, a janitor can clean it up with a single/few
patch-set(s), reducing the maintainer's headache, and when it is done,
monitor those areas for introduction of new "errors". In such a case, we
can easily use git-blame to find the route the offending commit has
taken, and use it when sending the patch. Also, referring the patch as a
cleanup for the recent commit X, should make the patch even more attractive.
If a subsystem is clean(ed), a special log will be made for it, to make
it easier to find introduced "errors".
The rest of the mail is about the more practical aspects...
Right now, the homepage for it is
"http://lserver.campus.ltu.se/linux_kj/"; (may get a better name later,
ex on dyndns.org (any ideas on names?)). I have basically just moved my
files (logs and scripts) there, so any suggestions on how to present it
better is welcome.
I am just following Linus' git-tree for the moment, but if there is a
need to follow other trees, just let me know how to follow them in an
automatic fashion (maybe with 'ketchup' or similar).
Please send me suggestions/patches for more things to check up. I don't
really mind if the scans take a while (also, will let them stay in, even
after all occurrences has been fixed, in the case they will occur again).
Will let it automatically scan the tree once every week, unless
requested to do it more often (or just on the subsystem of interest, for
easier use).
If there is any security issues on the server, please let me know. ;)
Richard Knutsson
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