linux-kernel - Kconfig configuration restore bug [Was: x86: vSMP selection in config]

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Date:	Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:40:58 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kiran@...lemp.com, shai@...lemp.com,
	Glauber Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>,
	linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
	Yinghai Lu <Yinghai.Lu@....COM>
Subject: Kconfig configuration restore bug [Was: x86: vSMP selection in config]

Hi Roman.

We discovered a situation where we could set a
choice value in menuconfig but later when we either was
running menuconfig or oldconfig the value were changed.

I have created a minimal config that exhibit the error.
It was created in a pure mechanical trial-and-error fashion.

First the minimal Kconfig file:
# x86 configuration

choice
	prompt "Subarchitecture Type"

config X86_PC
	bool "PC-compatible"

config X86_VOYAGER
	bool "Voyager (NCR)"

config X86_VSMP
	bool "Support for ScaleMP vSMP"
	depends on PCI

endchoice

config PCI
	bool "PCI support" if !X86_VISWS
	depends on !X86_VOYAGER
	default y
	

config USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD
	bool
	default PCI

config USB
	bool "Support for Host-side USB"
	depends on USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD

config USB_PHIDGET
	bool "USB Phidgets drivers"
	depends on USB

config USB_PHIDGETMOTORCONTROL
	bool "USB PhidgetMotorControl support"
	depends on USB_PHIDGET



Next the saved .config that is used:
#
# Automatically generated make config: don't edit
# Linux kernel version: KERNELVERSION
# Tue Feb 26 20:27:09 2008
#
# CONFIG_X86_PC is not set
# CONFIG_X86_VOYAGER is not set
CONFIG_X86_VSMP=y
CONFIG_PCI=y
CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD=y
CONFIG_USB=y
# CONFIG_USB_PHIDGET is not set

When we enter menuconfig or are running oldconfig then we can see
that CONFIG_X86_PC is set to 'y' and CONFIG_X86_VSMP is set to 'n'.

If I in menuconfig select VSMP this setting is saved but then
oldconfig kicks in and we loose the setting again.

If I delete any of the config variables in the sample above then
we no longer change the values and we keep the VSMP equals 'y'.


Can you please take a look at this.

Thanks,
	Sam
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