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When using a recursively expanded variable, it is a common mistake to make circular reference. For example, Make terminates the following code: X = $(X) Y := $(X) Let's detect the circular expansion in Kconfig, too. On the other hand, a function that recurses itself is a commonly-used programming technique. So, Make does not check recursion in the reference with 'call'. For example, the following code continues running eternally: X = $(call X) Y := $(X) Kconfig allows circular expansion if one or more arguments are given, but terminates when the same function is recursively invoked 1000 times, assuming it is a programming mistake. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.