Re: [TEMP PATCH v2] Re: make ARM=arm menuconfig problem in mainline

[Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com>]

Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 06/02/10 17:25, Ben Dooks wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 02, 2010 at 09:49:46AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>> On 06/02/10 09:08, Nobin Mathew wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 20:04:28 +0530 Nobin Mathew wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> adding linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The following entry creates problem in ARM System type menu. I am
>>>>>> using a Fedora 12 system.
>>>>> What kind of problem does it create?
>>>>> It seems to work for me (on f11, not f12).
>>>>> Does it have something to do with F12 specifically?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Length of bool "Samsung S3C2410, S3C2412, S3C2413, S3C2416, S3C2440,
>>>>>> S3C2442, S3C2443, S3C2450" is the problem. How can I fix it.
>>>>> Describe the problem, please.
>>> [please don't top-post]
>>
>> I can think of several solutions, the first being to remove the S3C prefix
>> friom all these.
>>
>> S3C24XX is not acceptable, there's S3C series that are either too old to
>> be bothered with, or don't fit under this architecture.
> 
> and not in the current kernel tree?
> I did not find any others in the current tree....
> 
>> how about Samsung S3C: 2410,2412/3,2416,2440/2442,2443,2450
> 
> OK, that works.
> 
> For kbuild/kconfig people:  run:
> make ARCH=arm O=test menuconfig
> 
> and then select System Type & ARM system type.  The kconfig "choice" menu at this
> point looks empty.  It seems to be just a text windowing/display problem.
> Pressing the down/up arrow keys will display the choices, although not where they
> should be displayed in the rectangle, and they can be selected there.
> 

I've found out the cause of this bug, and I'll cook up a patch soon. ;)