linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Allow kconfig to accept overrides

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:39:43 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
cc:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>, zippel@...ux-m68k.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	sam@...nborg.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Allow kconfig to accept overrides


On Oct 13 2007 10:16, Stefan Richter wrote:
>>>> warning("override: %s turns state choice", sym->name);
>>>
>>>What does that warning message mean?  I can't decipher it.
>> 
>> It is when the value of a "choice" kconfig object is changed, for example
>> this .config excerpt:
>> 
>> CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
>> # CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY is not set
>> # CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set
>> # CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL is not set
>> # CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE is not set
>> CONFIG_REEMPT_VOLUNTARY=y
>
>Perhaps say
>
>	warning("override: switching to choice %s", sym->name);
>
>if sym->name is [CONFIG_]PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY.  Or what is it?

.config:176:warning: override: reassigning to symbol PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY
.config:176:warning: override: PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY turns state choice

Which seems correct, as PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=y will overturn
the previous decision.

Perhaps it should be "%s overturns state choice" ?
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/