linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Documentation/kconfig: add search jump feature description

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Date:   Mon, 6 Feb 2017 07:42:11 -0700
From:   Jim Davis <jim.epost@...il.com>
To:     changbin.du@...el.com
Cc:     Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        yann.morin.1998@...e.fr, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Documentation/kconfig: add search jump feature description

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 12:46 AM,  <changbin.du@...el.com> wrote:
> From: Changbin Du <changbin.du@...el.com>
>
> Kernel menuconfig support direct jumping function from the search
> result. This is a very convenient feature but not documented. So
> add a short description to the kconfig documentation to let more
> developer know it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@...el.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
> index bbc99c0..9916318 100644
> --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
> @@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ Searching in menuconfig:
>         first (and in alphabetical order), then come all other symbols,
>         sorted in alphabetical order.
>
> +       In the search result textbox, each symbol has a jump number on
> +       left side if the symbol is jumpable. You can type the nubmer

number  ("jumpable" reads a bit oddly, but it is understandable.)

> +       to jump to target menu to configurate that symbol.

configure?

-- 
Jim