From: Julian Braha <julianbraha@gmail.com>
To: "Ahmed S. Darwish" <darwi@linutronix.de>,
Clark Williams <clrkwllms@kernel.org>,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>,
Nicolas Schier <nsc@kernel.org>
Cc: "Sebastian Andrzej Siewior" <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
"Frederic Weisbecker" <frederic@kernel.org>,
"Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
"Jonathan Corbet" <corbet@lwn.net>,
"John Ogness" <john.ogness@linutronix.de>,
"Derek Barbosa" <debarbos@redhat.com>,
"Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek" <zbyszek@amutable.com>,
"Daan De Meyer" <daan.j.demeyer@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 04/10] kconfig: Introduce checkconfig target
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2026 18:59:45 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3dd2bb0d-8486-4630-b496-e92e4ac37c29@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261106091922.7560-5-darwi@linutronix.de>
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On 11/6/26 09:19, Ahmed S. Darwish wrote:
> Add a checkconfig target to validate the current kernel .config against a
> set of rules. Select the rules using a mandatory RULES= make variable.
>
> Example usage:
>
> make RULES=preempt_rt checkconfig
>
> Use the kconfig-checker to perform all sanity checks.
>
> Document the new target at the 'make help' text.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <darwi@linutronix.de>
> ---
> scripts/kconfig/Makefile | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
> index 5baf1c44ffa2..d67a23730259 100644
> --- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
> @@ -125,6 +125,26 @@ testconfig: $(obj)/conf
> $(if $(findstring 1,$(KBUILD_VERBOSE)),--capture=no)
> clean-files += tests/.cache
>
> +checkconfig := $(PYTHON3) -B $(srctree)/tools/kconfig-checker/check.py
> +list_checkconfig_rules = \
> + echo -n >&2 "Available RULES: "; \
> + $(checkconfig) list-rules >&2; \
> + echo >&2
> +
> +PHONY += checkconfig
> +checkconfig:
> + $(Q)if [ -z "$(RULES)" ]; then \
> + echo >&2 "Usage: make RULES=<profile> checkconfig"; \
> + $(list_checkconfig_rules); \
> + exit 2; \
> + fi
> + $(Q)if ! $(checkconfig) list-rules | grep -qw "$(RULES)"; then \
> + echo >&2 "Unknown RULES profile = $(RULES)"; \
> + $(list_checkconfig_rules); \
> + exit 2; \
> + fi
> + $(Q)$(checkconfig) check -r "$(RULES)" -c "$(KCONFIG_CONFIG)"
> +
> # Help text used by make help
> help:
> @echo 'Configuration targets:'
> @@ -154,6 +174,9 @@ help:
> @echo ' default value without prompting'
> @echo ' tinyconfig - Configure the tiniest possible kernel'
> @echo ' testconfig - Run Kconfig unit tests (requires python3 and pytest)'
> + @echo ' checkconfig - Check current config against sanity rules specified by RULES'
> + @echo ' Example usage: "make RULES=preempt_rt checkconfig"'
> + @echo ' (requires python3, PyYAML, and jsonschema)'
> @echo ''
> @echo 'Configuration topic targets:'
> @$(foreach f, $(all-config-fragments), \
> -- 2.56.0
>
I think this tool may belong in scripts/ due to the kbuild integration,
as was mentioned in the past on another tool review:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kbuild/20260428183101.GA3304253@ax162/
- Julian Braha
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-08 18:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-06 9:19 [PATCH v1 00/10] tools: Introduce a kernel configuration checker Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-11-06 9:19 ` [PATCH v1 01/10] kconfig-checker: Add schema for rule files Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-11-08 18:59 ` Julian Braha
2026-11-06 9:19 ` [PATCH v1 02/10] kconfig-checker: Introduce PREEMPT_RT configuration rules Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-11-07 9:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-06 9:19 ` [PATCH v1 03/10] kconfig-checker: Add the configuration checker code Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-11-07 9:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 18:59 ` Julian Braha
2026-11-06 9:19 ` [PATCH v1 04/10] kconfig: Introduce checkconfig target Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-11-07 9:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 18:59 ` Julian Braha [this message]
2026-11-06 9:19 ` [PATCH v1 05/10] Documentation: Describe kconfig-checker usage and design Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-11-06 9:19 ` [PATCH v1 06/10] kconfig-checker: Split schema to support component reuse Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-11-07 9:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-06 9:19 ` [PATCH v1 07/10] kconfig-checker: Introduce overlays schema Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-11-07 9:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-06 9:19 ` [PATCH v1 08/10] kconfig-checker: Add support for rule overlays Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-11-06 9:19 ` [PATCH v1 09/10] Documentation: Describe kconfig-checker overlays Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-11-07 9:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-06 9:19 ` [PATCH v1 10/10] kconfig: Introduce OVERLAY= for make checkconfig Ahmed S. Darwish
2026-11-08 18:59 ` [PATCH v1 00/10] tools: Introduce a kernel configuration checker Julian Braha
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