Re: [RFC PATCH] selftests/mm: use pattern matching in .gitignore

[pratmal]

(Resending to correct David's email address. Apologies for the noise!)

On 4/22/26 18:04, David Hildenbrand (Arm) wrote:
> On 4/21/26 20:30, pratmal@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> From: Pratyush Mallick <pratmal@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> The current .gitignore hardcodes each generated test binary by name,
>> requiring updates every time a new test is added.
>> 
>> Switch to the patten-matching approach similar to KVM:selftests.
>> Ignore everything by default and then allow source extensions (.c, .h, .sh)
>> and tracked non-source files.
> That looks pretty nice. Any reason for the RFC? (iow, are you unsure about some
> side-effects?)

Exactly that. I verified that the build works fine, however I sent it 
as an RFC just to be cautious. I wanted to get some feedback in case this 
might introduce some unwanted behavior that I'm not aware of. :)

Thanks,
Pratyush