Re: [PATCH] gitignore: add *.gcda files

From: Peter Oberparleiter
Date: Wed Jan 17 2018 - 08:08:23 EST


On 09.01.2018 06:17, Jaejoong Kim wrote:
> 2017-12-20 16:09 GMT+09:00 Jaejoong Kim <climbbb.kim@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> Ignore the *.gcda files generated by gcov
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jaejoong Kim <climbbb.kim@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> .gitignore | 1 +
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
>> index 0c39aa2..580ef7c 100644
>> --- a/.gitignore
>> +++ b/.gitignore
>> @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Module.symvers
>> *.dwo
>> *.su
>> *.c.[012]*.*
>> +*.gcda

The gcov-kernel mechanism generates .gcda files for kernel code only as
virtual files in debugfs, and not in the kernel source tree. What source
of .gcda files would be covered by this .gitignore change?

>>
>> #
>> # Top-level generic files
>> --
>> 2.7.4
>>

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Peter Oberparleiter
Linux on z Systems Development - IBM Germany