Kconfirm Targets Linux Kernel's Kconfig Woes With Rust-Powered Cleanup Tool
A new Rust-based tool named Kconfirm is being developed to detect misuses and issues in the Linux kernel's Kconfig configuration system, including dead code, constant conditions, and invalid ranges, as well as dead links in help text. It has already helped surface problems like hundreds of duplicate dependencies in Linux 7.0, and, as of 7.1-rc2, raises alarms under its default checks (489 or 1,789 with extra checks) while patches for mainline consideration (RFC v2) are circulating on the Linux kernel mailing list.
