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@@ -693,6 +693,8 @@ in documenting basic Kconfig syntax a more precise definition of Kconfig
semantics is welcomed. One project deduced Kconfig semantics through
the use of the xconfig configurator [1]_. Work should be done to confirm if
the deduced semantics matches our intended Kconfig design goals.
+Another project formalized a denotational semantics of a core subset of
+the Kconfig language [10]_.
Having well defined semantics can be useful for tools for practical
evaluation of dependencies, for instance one such case was work to
@@ -700,6 +702,8 @@ express in boolean abstraction of the inferred semantics of Kconfig to
translate Kconfig logic into boolean formulas and run a SAT solver on this to
find dead code / features (always inactive), 114 dead features were found in
Linux using this methodology [1]_ (Section 8: Threats to validity).
+The kismet tool, based on the semantics in [10]_, finds abuses of reverse
+dependencies and has led to dozens of committed fixes to Linux Kconfig files [11]_.
Confirming this could prove useful as Kconfig stands as one of the leading
industrial variability modeling languages [1]_ [2]_. Its study would help
@@ -738,3 +742,5 @@ https://kernelnewbies.org/KernelProjects/kconfig-sat
.. [7] https://vamos.cs.fau.de
.. [8] https://undertaker.cs.fau.de
.. [9] https://www4.cs.fau.de/Publications/2011/tartler_11_eurosys.pdf
+.. [10] https://paulgazzillo.com/papers/esecfse21.pdf
+.. [11] https://github.com/paulgazz/kmax