linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.23-git Kconfig regression

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Date:	Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:57:35 -0700
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	randy.dunlap@...cle.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-git Kconfig regression

> > 	(Originally posted to kbuild-devel per MAINTAINERS, but
> > 	that post was rejected since that is -- undocumented,
> > 	sigh -- a members-only list.)
>
> That mailing list is no longer used.  Today's git pull for kbuild
> included this change:
>
>  KCONFIG
>  P:	Roman Zippel
>  M:	zippel@...ux-m68k.org
> -L:	kbuild-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
> +L:	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
>  S:	Maintained

I hadn't pulled that one yet... ;)


> > I noticed a regression, visible in the drivers/usb/gadget Kconfig;
> > it seems to be quite recent.
> > 
> > ...
>
> Hm, it does look very odd.  It looks like it has something to
> do with <choice> working differently for some reason.
>
> In xconfig, I set all of the View Options and when I click on one
> of the periph. controllers, it says
>
> 	depends on =y && PCI

That's what I saw too.  Looked dubious ... 


> but if I back up to -git7, it says
>
> 	depends on <choice> && PCI

And that git7 thing doesn't look _quite_ so odd.  Did git7 actually
let you configure a modular GOKU (for example), i.e. work correctly?


> I'll keep looking.

Thanks.  Kconfig is one of the areas I prefer to let others
be the experts.  :)

- Dave

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