linux-kernel - [TEMP PATCH] Re: make ARM=arm menuconfig problem in mainline

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Message-ID: <4C068BAA.4030004@oracle.com>
Date:	Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:49:46 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Nobin Mathew <nobin.mathew@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Ben Dooks <ben-linux@...ff.org>
Subject: [TEMP PATCH] Re: make ARM=arm menuconfig problem in mainline

On 06/02/10 09:08, Nobin Mathew wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 20:04:28 +0530 Nobin Mathew wrote:
>>
>>> adding linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> The following entry creates problem in ARM System type menu. I am
>>> using a Fedora 12 system.
>>
>> What kind of problem does it create?
>> It seems to work for me (on f11, not f12).
>> Does it have something to do with F12 specifically?
>>
>>
>>> Length of bool "Samsung S3C2410, S3C2412, S3C2413, S3C2416, S3C2440,
>>> S3C2442, S3C2443, S3C2450" is the problem. How can I fix it.
>>
>> Describe the problem, please.

[please don't top-post]

> Sorry if attachments are not allowed, when I go to select ARM system
> type(OMAP, Davinci etc), I am not seeing any entries there in the pop
> up window. When I remove  bool "Samsung S3C2410, S3C2412, S3C2413,
> S3C2416, S3C2440,
>>> S3C2442, S3C2443, S3C2450"  it is working fine. I feel it is something to do with length of that string.
> 
> Thanks
> Nobin


OK, I see that now.  Well, it is some kind of problem.
Adding cc to linux-kbuild mailing list.


The patch below fixes the problem temporarily, but the bool string length does
seem to be a problem.

Thanks for your report.

-- 
From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>

The bool "long string" causes the choices not to be displayed,
so temporarily change it to a shorter string until a real fix
is found.

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Reported-by: Nobin Mathew <nobin.mathew@...il.com>
Cc: Ben Dooks <ben-linux@...ff.org>
---
 arch/arm/Kconfig |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- linux-next-20100602.orig/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ linux-next-20100602/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ config ARCH_SA1100
 	  Support for StrongARM 11x0 based boards.
 
 config ARCH_S3C2410
-	bool "Samsung S3C2410, S3C2412, S3C2413, S3C2416, S3C2440, S3C2442, S3C2443, S3C2450"
+	bool "Samsung S3C24xx"
 	select GENERIC_GPIO
 	select ARCH_HAS_CPUFREQ
 	select HAVE_CLK
--
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