linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: all{no,yes,mod,def,rand}config only read files when instructed to.

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Message-ID: <4FA81CAB.1040405@suse.cz>
Date:	Mon, 07 May 2012 21:04:11 +0200
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: all{no,yes,mod,def,rand}config only read files
 when instructed to.

Dne 7.5.2012 14:37, Eric W. Biederman napsal(a):
> 
> Prevent subtle surprises to both people working on the kconfig code
> and people using make allnoconfig allyesconfig allmoconfig and
> randconfig by only attempting to read a config file if
> KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG is set.
> 
> Common sense suggests attempting to read the extra config files does
> not make sense unless requested.  The documentation says the code
> won't attempt to read the extra config files unless requested.
> Current usage does not appear to include people depending on the code
> reading the config files without the variable being set

It's true that this bug/feature has been there since the introduction of
KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG, but I doubt anyone relies on it.


> So do the
> simple thing and stop reading config files when passed
> all{no,yes,mod,def,rand}config unless KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG environment
> variable is set.

Yes! I applied to kbuild.git#kconfig, with Reported-by: Stephen. Thanks
to both of you.

Michal
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