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Message-ID: <469FE045.3070403@simon.arlott.org.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:05:57 +0100
From: Simon Arlott <simon@...e.lp0.eu>
To: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>,
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
Gabriel C <crazy@...pmylinux.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/, drivers/net/ , missing EXPERIMENTAL in menus
On 19/07/07 17:19, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jul 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> I think that Stefan means a patch to the kconfig source code,
>> not the the Kconfig files. Good luck. I'd still like to see it.
>
> yes, i understand what he wanted now. as a first step (that
> theoretically shouldn't change any behaviour), i'd patch the Kconfig
> structure to add a new attribute ("maturity") which would be allowed
> to be set to *exactly one* of a pre-defined set of values (say,
> OBSOLETE, DEPRECATED, EXPERIMENTAL, and STILLBLEEDING). and that's
> it, nothing more.
>
> don't try to do anything with any of that just yet, just add the
> infrastructure to support the (optional) association of a maturity
> level with a config option. that's step one.
What about something like this? I'm not sure if the addition to sym_init
is desirable... I also had to prefix _ to the name for now otherwise it
conflicts badly with the current symbols. It probably should stop
"depends on _BROKEN" etc. too.
---
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index cdba08c..5e2f4db 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ menu "Networking"
config NET
bool "Networking support"
+ maturity _BROKEN
---help---
Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here.
The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index fb2bb30..1dea08e 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ $(obj)/lkc_defs.h: $(src)/lkc_proto.h
# The following requires flex/bison/gperf
# By default we use the _shipped versions, uncomment the following line if
# you are modifying the flex/bison src.
-# LKC_GENPARSER := 1
+LKC_GENPARSER := 1
ifdef LKC_GENPARSER
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 1199baf..cc9be0e 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -211,6 +211,22 @@ static int conf_sym(struct menu *menu)
while (1) {
printf("%*s%s ", indent - 1, "", menu->prompt->text);
+ switch (sym->maturity) {
+ case M_EXPERIMENTAL:
+ printf("(EXPERIMENTAL) ");
+ break;
+ case M_DEPRECATED:
+ printf("(DEPRECATED) ");
+ break;
+ case M_OBSOLETE:
+ printf("(OBSOLETE) ");
+ break;
+ case M_BROKEN:
+ printf("(BROKEN) ");
+ break;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
if (sym->name)
printf("(%s) ", sym->name);
type = sym_get_type(sym);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
index 6084525..a22b6c1 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ struct symbol_value {
};
enum symbol_type {
- S_UNKNOWN, S_BOOLEAN, S_TRISTATE, S_INT, S_HEX, S_STRING, S_OTHER
+ S_UNKNOWN, S_BOOLEAN, S_TRISTATE, S_INT, S_HEX, S_STRING, S_MATURITY,
S_OTHER
+};
+
+enum maturity_level {
+ M_NONE, M_EXPERIMENTAL, M_DEPRECATED, M_OBSOLETE, M_BROKEN
};
enum {
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ struct symbol {
struct symbol *next;
char *name;
char *help;
+ enum maturity_level maturity;
enum symbol_type type;
struct symbol_value curr;
struct symbol_value def[4];
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c_shipped
b/scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c_shipped
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
index 8a07ee4..9add1cd 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ void menu_end_menu(void);
void menu_add_entry(struct symbol *sym);
void menu_end_entry(void);
void menu_add_dep(struct expr *dep);
+void menu_set_maturity(struct symbol *sym);
struct property *menu_add_prop(enum prop_type type, char *prompt,
struct expr *expr, struct expr *dep);
struct property *menu_add_prompt(enum prop_type type, char *prompt,
struct expr *dep);
void menu_add_expr(enum prop_type type, struct expr *expr, struct expr
*dep);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
index d0e4fa5..eaf199b 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ search_help[] = N_(
"Result:\n"
"-----------------------------------------------------------------\n"
"Symbol: FOO [=m]\n"
+ "Maturity: FOO\n"
"Prompt: Foo bus is used to drive the bar HW\n"
"Defined at drivers/pci/Kconfig:47\n"
"Depends on: X86_LOCAL_APIC && X86_IO_APIC || IA64\n"
@@ -359,6 +360,27 @@ static void get_symbol_str(struct gstr *r, struct
symbol *sym)
str_printf(r, "Symbol: %s [=%s]\n", sym->name,
sym_get_string_value(sym));
+
+ if (sym->maturity != M_NONE) {
+ str_append(r, "Maturity: ");
+ switch (sym->maturity) {
+ case M_EXPERIMENTAL:
+ str_append(r, "EXPERIMENTAL\n");
+ break;
+ case M_DEPRECATED:
+ str_append(r, "DEPRECATED\n");
+ break;
+ case M_OBSOLETE:
+ str_append(r, "OBSOLETE\n");
+ break;
+ case M_BROKEN:
+ str_append(r, "BROKEN\n");
+ break;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
for_all_prompts(sym, prop)
get_prompt_str(r, prop);
hit = false;
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
index f14aeac..3e37e5b 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ void menu_add_dep(struct expr *dep)
current_entry->dep = expr_alloc_and(current_entry->dep,
menu_check_dep(dep));
}
+void menu_set_maturity(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+ if (sym->type != S_MATURITY) {
+ zconf_error("'%s' is an invalid maturity level", sym->name);
+ } else {
+ current_entry->sym->maturity = sym->maturity;
+ }
+}
+
void menu_set_type(int type)
{
struct symbol *sym = current_entry->sym;
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index c35dcc5..280ee8f 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -72,6 +72,22 @@ void sym_init(void)
sym->type = S_STRING;
sym->flags |= SYMBOL_AUTO;
sym_add_default(sym, uts.release);
+
+ sym = sym_lookup("_EXPERIMENTAL", 0);
+ sym->type = S_MATURITY;
+ sym->maturity = M_EXPERIMENTAL;
+
+ sym = sym_lookup("_DEPRECATED", 0);
+ sym->type = S_MATURITY;
+ sym->maturity = M_DEPRECATED;
+
+ sym = sym_lookup("_OBSOLETE", 0);
+ sym->type = S_MATURITY;
+ sym->maturity = M_OBSOLETE;
+
+ sym = sym_lookup("_BROKEN", 0);
+ sym->type = S_MATURITY;
+ sym->maturity = M_BROKEN;
}
enum symbol_type sym_get_type(struct symbol *sym)
@@ -100,6 +116,8 @@ const char *sym_type_name(enum symbol_type type)
return "hex";
case S_STRING:
return "string";
+ case S_MATURITY:
+ return "maturity";
case S_UNKNOWN:
return "unknown";
case S_OTHER:
@@ -679,6 +697,7 @@ struct symbol *sym_lookup(const char *name, int isconst)
memset(symbol, 0, sizeof(*symbol));
symbol->name = new_name;
symbol->type = S_UNKNOWN;
+ symbol->maturity = M_NONE;
if (isconst)
symbol->flags |= SYMBOL_CONST;
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.gperf b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.gperf
index 9b44c80..756d559 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.gperf
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.gperf
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ endif, T_ENDIF, TF_COMMAND
depends, T_DEPENDS, TF_COMMAND
requires, T_REQUIRES, TF_COMMAND
optional, T_OPTIONAL, TF_COMMAND
+maturity, T_MATURITY, TF_COMMAND
default, T_DEFAULT, TF_COMMAND, S_UNKNOWN
prompt, T_PROMPT, TF_COMMAND
tristate, T_TYPE, TF_COMMAND, S_TRISTATE
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y
index 92eb02b..1b47966 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.y
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ static struct menu *current_menu, *current_entry;
%token <id>T_DEPENDS
%token <id>T_REQUIRES
%token <id>T_OPTIONAL
+%token <id>T_MATURITY
%token <id>T_PROMPT
%token <id>T_TYPE
%token <id>T_DEFAULT
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ stmt_list:
;
option_name:
- T_DEPENDS | T_PROMPT | T_TYPE | T_SELECT | T_OPTIONAL | T_RANGE |
T_DEFAULT
+ T_DEPENDS | T_MATURITY | T_PROMPT | T_TYPE | T_SELECT | T_OPTIONAL |
T_RANGE | T_DEFAULT
;
common_stmt:
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ config_option_list:
| config_option_list config_option
| config_option_list symbol_option
| config_option_list depends
+ | config_option_list maturity
| config_option_list help
| config_option_list option_error
| config_option_list T_EOL
@@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ choice_option_list:
/* empty */
| choice_option_list choice_option
| choice_option_list depends
+ | choice_option_list maturity
| choice_option_list help
| choice_option_list T_EOL
| choice_option_list option_error
@@ -349,7 +352,7 @@ menu: T_MENU prompt T_EOL
printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:menu\n", zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno());
};
-menu_entry: menu depends_list
+menu_entry: menu maturity_set_opt depends_list
{
$$ = menu_add_menu();
};
@@ -430,6 +433,19 @@ depends: T_DEPENDS T_ON expr T_EOL
printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:requires\n", zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno());
};
+/* maturity setting */
+
+maturity_set_opt:
+ /* empty */
+ | maturity
+;
+
+maturity: T_MATURITY symbol T_EOL
+{
+ menu_set_maturity($2);
+ printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:maturity\n", zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno());
+};
+
/* prompt statement */
prompt_stmt_opt:
@@ -519,6 +535,7 @@ const char *zconf_tokenname(int token)
case T_IF: return "if";
case T_ENDIF: return "endif";
case T_DEPENDS: return "depends";
+ case T_MATURITY: return "maturity";
}
return "<token>";
}
@@ -615,6 +632,9 @@ void print_symbol(FILE *out, struct menu *menu)
case S_HEX:
fputs(" hex\n", out);
break;
+ case S_MATURITY:
+ fputs(" maturity\n", out);
+ break;
default:
fputs(" ???\n", out);
break;
--
Simon Arlott
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