linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] kconfig: merge_config: avoid false positive matches from comment lines

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Message-ID: <68478c42-2703-0d24-bf6b-8d75d024722a@mind.be>
Date:   Mon, 5 Nov 2018 10:33:08 +0100
From:   Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@...d.be>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Petr Vorel <petr.vorel@...il.com>,
        Nasser <afshin.nasser@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kconfig: merge_config: avoid false positive matches
 from comment lines



On 05/11/18 09:19, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> The current SED_CONFIG_EXP could match to comment lines in config
> fragment files, especially when CONFIG_PREFIX_ is empty. For example,
> Buildroot uses empty prefixing; starting symbols with BR2_ is just
> convention.
> 
> Make the sed expression more robust against false positives from
> comment lines. The new sed expression matches to only valid patterns.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
> Reviewed-by: Petr Vorel <petr.vorel@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@...d.be>

 Regards,
 Arnout

> ---
> 
> Changes in v2:
>   - Another (more precise) implementation approach
>     based on the option from Arnout Vandecappelle.
>     This is still easier to read, but adds a bit duplication.
> 
>  scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh | 7 ++++---
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
> index da66e77..0ef9064 100755
> --- a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
> @@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ if [ ! -r "$INITFILE" ]; then
>  fi
>  
>  MERGE_LIST=$*
> -SED_CONFIG_EXP="s/^\(# \)\{0,1\}\(${CONFIG_PREFIX}[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)[= ].*/\2/p"
> +SED_CONFIG_EXP1="s/^\(${CONFIG_PREFIX}[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)=.*/\1/p"
> +SED_CONFIG_EXP2="s/^# \(${CONFIG_PREFIX}[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\) is not set$/\1/p"
>  
>  TMP_FILE=$(mktemp ./.tmp.config.XXXXXXXXXX)
>  
> @@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ for MERGE_FILE in $MERGE_LIST ; do
>  		echo "The merge file '$MERGE_FILE' does not exist.  Exit." >&2
>  		exit 1
>  	fi
> -	CFG_LIST=$(sed -n "$SED_CONFIG_EXP" $MERGE_FILE)
> +	CFG_LIST=$(sed -n -e "$SED_CONFIG_EXP1" -e "$SED_CONFIG_EXP2" $MERGE_FILE)
>  
>  	for CFG in $CFG_LIST ; do
>  		grep -q -w $CFG $TMP_FILE || continue
> @@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ make KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG=$TMP_FILE $OUTPUT_ARG $ALLTARGET
>  
>  
>  # Check all specified config values took (might have missed-dependency issues)
> -for CFG in $(sed -n "$SED_CONFIG_EXP" $TMP_FILE); do
> +for CFG in $(sed -n -e "$SED_CONFIG_EXP1" -e "$SED_CONFIG_EXP2" $TMP_FILE); do
>  
>  	REQUESTED_VAL=$(grep -w -e "$CFG" $TMP_FILE)
>  	ACTUAL_VAL=$(grep -w -e "$CFG" "$KCONFIG_CONFIG")
>