Re:

[Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>]

On 9/13/24 11:11, David Hunter wrote:

Missing subject line for the cover-letter?
> 	
> Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:52:16 -0400
> Subject: [PATCH 0/7] linux-kbuild: fix: process configs set to "y"
> 
> An assumption made in this script is that the config options do not need
> to be processed because they will simply be in the new config file. This
> assumption is incorrect.
> 
> Process the config entries set to "y" because those config entries might
> have dependencies set to "m". If a config entry is set to "m" and is not
> loaded directly into the machine, the script will currently turn off
> that config entry; however, if that turned off config entry is a
> dependency for a "y" option. that means the config entry set to "y"
> will also be turned off later when the conf executive file is called.
> 
> Here is a model of the problem (arrows show dependency):
> 
> Original config file
> Config_1 (m) <-- Config_2 (y)
> 
> Config_1 is not loaded in this example, so it is turned off.
> After scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl, but before scripts/kconfig/conf
> Config_1 (n) <-- Config_2 (y)
> 
> After  scripts/kconfig/conf
> Config_1 (n) <-- Config_2 (n)
> 
> 
> It should also be noted that any module in the dependency chain will
> also be turned off, even if that module is loaded directly onto the
> computer. Here is an example:
> 
> Original config file
> Config_1 (m) <-- Config_2 (y) <-- Config_3 (m)
> 
> Config_3 will be loaded in this example.
> After scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl, but before scripts/kconfig/conf
> Config_1 (n) <-- Config_2 (y) <-- Config_3 (m)
> 
> After scripts/kconfig/conf
> Config_1 (n) <-- Config_2 (n) <-- Config_3 (n)
> 
> 
> I discovered this problem when I ran "make localmodconfig" on a generic
> Ubuntu config file. Many hardware devices were not recognized once the
> kernel was installed and booted. Another way to reproduced the error I
> had is to run "make localmodconfig" twice. The standard error might display
> warnings that certain modules should be selected but no config files are
> turned on that select that module.
> 
> With the changes in this series patch, all modules are loaded properly
> and all of the hardware is loaded when the kernel is installed and
> booted.
> 
> 
> David Hunter (7):
>    linux-kbuild: fix: config option can be bool
>    linux-kbuild: fix: missing variable operator
>    linux-kbuild: fix: ensure all defaults are tracked
>    linux-kbuild: fix: ensure selected configs were turned on in original
>    linux-kbuild: fix: implement choice for kconfigs
>    linux-kbuild: fix: configs with defaults do not need a prompt
>    linux-kbuild: fix: process config options set to "y"
> 
>   scripts/kconfig/streamline_config.pl | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>   1 file changed, 66 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>