netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/4] kconfig: introduce the "imply" keyword

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Date:   Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:53:28 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
Cc:     John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        Yann E MORIN <yann.morin.1998@...e.fr>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] kconfig: introduce the "imply" keyword

2016-10-20 8:42 GMT+09:00 Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>:
> diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
> index 069fcb3eef..c96127f648 100644
> --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
> @@ -113,6 +113,33 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax).
>         That will limit the usefulness but on the other hand avoid
>         the illegal configurations all over.
>
> +- weak reverse dependencies: "imply" <symbol> ["if" <expr>]
> +  This is similar to "select" as it enforces a lower limit on another
> +  symbol except that the "implied" config symbol's value may still be
> +  set to n from a direct dependency or with a visible prompt.
> +  Given the following example:
> +
> +  config FOO
> +       tristate
> +       imply BAZ
> +
> +  config BAZ
> +       tristate
> +       depends on BAr


s/BAr/BAR/  ?





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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada