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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2024-06-08 20:12:33 +0300 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2024-06-08 20:12:33 +0300 |
| commit | 329f70c5beaefe0e1197b7919e776dc005213b59 (patch) | |
| tree | 5a4b9687e6d15fcfa935384979114c463ad1df15 /Documentation | |
| parent | 1e7ccdd3255c9d146cc077d681c56e4559f90cda (diff) | |
| parent | 9185afeac2a3dcce8300a5684291a43c2838cfd6 (diff) | |
| download | linux-329f70c5beaefe0e1197b7919e776dc005213b59.tar.xz | |
Merge tag 'kbuild-fixes-v6.10-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild
Pull Kbuild fixes from Masahiro Yamada:
- Fix the initial state of the save button in 'make gconfig'
- Improve the Kconfig documentation
- Fix a Kconfig bug regarding property visibility
- Fix build breakage for systems where 'sed' is not installed in /bin
- Fix a false warning about missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION()
* tag 'kbuild-fixes-v6.10-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild:
modpost: do not warn about missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() for vmlinux.o
kbuild: explicitly run mksysmap as sed script from link-vmlinux.sh
kconfig: remove wrong expr_trans_bool()
kconfig: doc: document behavior of 'select' and 'imply' followed by 'if'
kconfig: doc: fix a typo in the note about 'imply'
kconfig: gconf: give a proper initial state to the Save button
kconfig: remove unneeded code for user-supplied values being out of range
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst | 12 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst index 555c2f839969..1fb3f5e6193c 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst @@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax). That will limit the usefulness but on the other hand avoid the illegal configurations all over. + If "select" <symbol> is followed by "if" <expr>, <symbol> will be + selected by the logical AND of the value of the current menu symbol + and <expr>. This means, the lower limit can be downgraded due to the + presence of "if" <expr>. This behavior may seem weird, but we rely on + it. (The future of this behavior is undecided.) + - weak reverse dependencies: "imply" <symbol> ["if" <expr>] This is similar to "select" as it enforces a lower limit on another @@ -184,7 +190,7 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax). ability to hook into a secondary subsystem while allowing the user to configure that subsystem out without also having to unset these drivers. - Note: If the combination of FOO=y and BAR=m causes a link error, + Note: If the combination of FOO=y and BAZ=m causes a link error, you can guard the function call with IS_REACHABLE():: foo_init() @@ -202,6 +208,10 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax). imply BAR imply BAZ + Note: If "imply" <symbol> is followed by "if" <expr>, the default of <symbol> + will be the logical AND of the value of the current menu symbol and <expr>. + (The future of this behavior is undecided.) + - limiting menu display: "visible if" <expr> This attribute is only applicable to menu blocks, if the condition is |