Re: [PATCH] script: modpost: require a MODULE_DESCRIPTION()

From: Jeff Johnson
Date: Tue Mar 11 2025 - 15:54:21 EST


On 3/11/2025 12:49 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> Since commit 1fffe7a34c89 ("script: modpost: emit a warning when the
> description is missing"), a module without a MODULE_DESCRIPTION() has
> resulted in a warning with make W=1. Since that time, all known
> instances of this issue have been fixed. Therefore, now make it an
> error if a MODULE_DESCRIPTION() is not present.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Johnson <jeff.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> did my treewide cleanup for v6.11, Arnd had a few more stragglers that
> he was going to fix. I hope that by posting, some of the 0-day bots
> will pick it up and hopefully provide some feedback.
>
> Note: I'm not really sure if *all* of these have been fixed. After I

guess I should have done another 'b4 send --reflect' after I modified my cover
letter <blush>

Pretend this line is immediately after the cut