linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/15] kconfig/conf: fix randconfig setting multiple symbols in a choice

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Date:	Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:23:49 +0200
From:	Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>
To:	"Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@...e.fr>,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Matthieu CASTET <matthieu.castet@...rot.com>,
	Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@...il.com>,
	Alexander Kriegisch <Alexander@...egisch.name>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/15] kconfig/conf: fix randconfig setting multiple
 symbols in a choice

On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@...e.fr> wrote:
> From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@...e.fr>
>
> Currently, randconfig may set more than one symbol in a given choice.
> Given this config file:
>     config A
>         bool "A"
>     if A
>     choice
>         bool "B/C/D"
>     config B
>         bool "B"
>     config C
>         bool "C"
>     config D
>         bool "D"
>     endchoice
>     endif # A
>
> Then randconfig generates such .config files (case where A is not set is not
> shown below for brevity), and where only the right-most .config is valid:
>   CONFIG_A=y                  CONFIG_A=y                  CONFIG_A=y
>   CONFIG_B=y                  CONFIG_B=y                  CONFIG_B=y
>   CONFIG_C=y                  # CONFIG_C is not set       # CONFIG_C is not set
>   # CONFIG_D is not set       CONFIG_D=y                  # CONFIG_D is not set
>
> That is, in a randomised choice, the first symbol is always selected,
> and at most one other symbol may be selected.
>
> This is due to symbol randomised in a choice not being properly flagged
> as having a value.
>
> Fix that by flagging those symbols adequately: have a user-defined value,
> and be not valid (to force recalculation of the symbol).
>
> Note: if the choice is not conditional, then the randomisation is properly
> done.
>
> Reported-by: Matthieu CASTET <matthieu.castet@...rot.com>
> Signed-off-by: Matthieu CASTET <matthieu.castet@...rot.com>
> [yann.morin.1998@...e.fr: independently re-done the same patch as Matthieu,
>                           as pointed out by Sedat]
> Cc: Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@...il.com>
> Cc: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@...e.fr>

[ CC Alexander ]

Can you or Marek (kbuild maintainer) please add also a Reported-by of
Alexander (see [1])?

     Reported-by: Alexander Kriegisch <Alexander@...egisch.name>

It's a bit a pity that you discovered this issue by yourself independantly.
As said in PM, the Freetz router project has included it when playing
with Kconfig of Linux-v3.1-rc9.

Thanks for taking care.

- Sedat -

[1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-kbuild/msg05702.html
[2] http://freetz.org/browser/trunk/tools/make/patches/340-fix_randconfig_choice.kconfig.patch

> ---
>  scripts/kconfig/confdata.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
> index 35e0f16..d36bc1f 100644
> --- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
> @@ -1077,6 +1077,9 @@ static void randomize_choice_values(struct symbol *csym)
>                 else {
>                         sym->def[S_DEF_USER].tri = no;
>                 }
> +               sym->flags |= SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
> +               /* clear VALID to get value calculated */
> +               sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_VALID;
>         }
>         csym->flags |= SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
>         /* clear VALID to get value calculated */
> --
> 1.8.1.2
>
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