Re: git: 67599eef01f5 - main - sys/x86/NOTES: Add vt_efifb

From: Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:54:00 UTC 
On Sat, Jan 10, 2026 at 9:42 AM John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> wrote:

> On 1/9/26 21:28, Konstantin Belousov wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 04:35:22PM +0000, Olivier Certner wrote:
> >> The branch main has been updated by olce:
> >>
> >> URL:
> https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=67599eef01f5417715f673ec81fc1467917c7a10
> >>
> >> commit 67599eef01f5417715f673ec81fc1467917c7a10
> >> Author:     Olivier Certner <olce@FreeBSD.org>
> >> AuthorDate: 2026-01-09 16:23:59 +0000
> >> Commit:     Olivier Certner <olce@FreeBSD.org>
> >> CommitDate: 2026-01-09 16:34:56 +0000
> >>
> >>      sys/x86/NOTES: Add vt_efifb
> >>
> >>      Contrary to what is stated in commit f224591746bd ("Add ASMC_DEBUG
> make
> >>      option"), the various NOTES files should list all available
> options.
> > No, the f224591746bd commit is correct.  GENERIC + LINT should cover all
> > options and reverse of them, as much as possible.  In other words, LINT
> > should be complementary to GENERIC, for most options.
> >
> > At least this is how bde@ described the intent of LINT, and I think
> this is
> > a right thing to follow.
>
> Hmmm, I've always understood it that options that change behavior (like,
> say
> HZ) should have non-default values in LINT to test the setting of
> non-default
> options, but that LINT itself should include "all the things" in terms of
> coverage, so 'device' statements and 'options' that add in new code like
> filesystems should always be in LINT.
>

That's what I always try to do as well...  In addition to documenting what
often
is an under documented part of the tree.

Warner