linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] kconfig: add short explanation to SYMBOL

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1310012236360.5682@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date:	Tue, 1 Oct 2013 22:37:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Martin Walch <walch.martin@....de>
cc:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>, Jiri Kosina <trivial@...nel.org>,
	"Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@...e.fr>,
	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	Benjamin Poirier <bpoirier@...e.de>,
	Dirk Gouders <dirk@...ders.net>,
	Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] kconfig: add short explanation to SYMBOL_WRITE

On Wed, 2 Oct 2013, Martin Walch wrote:

> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
> index df198a5..ba663e1 100644
> --- a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
> @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct symbol {
>  #define SYMBOL_CHOICEVAL  0x0020  /* used as a value in a choice block */
>  #define SYMBOL_VALID      0x0080  /* set when symbol.curr is calculated */
>  #define SYMBOL_OPTIONAL   0x0100  /* choice is optional - values can be 'n' */
> -#define SYMBOL_WRITE      0x0200  /* ? */
> +#define SYMBOL_WRITE      0x0200  /* write symbol to file (KCONFIG_CONFIG) */
>  #define SYMBOL_CHANGED    0x0400  /* ? */
>  #define SYMBOL_AUTO       0x1000  /* value from environment variable */
>  #define SYMBOL_CHECKED    0x2000  /* used during dependency checking */

Perhaps stating that the choice is writable by the user?
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