linux-kernel - Re: [v2 1/1] kconfig: Terminate menu blocks with a comment in the generated config

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jLJeC4oAagPGSquKi_EVvA9+aZkjtASGwriGMeR_dxwnQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 24 Apr 2019 08:02:45 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Alexander Popov <alex.popov@...ux.com>
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [v2 1/1] kconfig: Terminate menu blocks with a comment in the
 generated config

On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 5:03 AM Alexander Popov <alex.popov@...ux.com> wrote:
>
> Currently menu blocks start with a pretty header but end with nothing in
> the generated config. So next config options stick together with the
> options from the menu block.
>
> Let's terminate menu blocks in the generated config with a comment and
> a newline if needed. Example:
>
> ...
> CONFIG_BPF_STREAM_PARSER=y
> CONFIG_NET_FLOW_LIMIT=y
>
> #
> # Network testing
> #
> CONFIG_NET_PKTGEN=y
> CONFIG_NET_DROP_MONITOR=y
> # end of Network testing
> # end of Networking options
>
> CONFIG_HAMRADIO=y
> ...
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Popov <alex.popov@...ux.com>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-Kees

> ---
>  scripts/kconfig/confdata.c | 12 +++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
> index 08ba146..486b4c7 100644
> --- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
> @@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
>         struct menu *menu;
>         const char *basename;
>         const char *str;
> +       bool need_newline = false;
>         char dirname[PATH_MAX+1], tmpname[PATH_MAX+22], newname[PATH_MAX+8];
>         char *env;
>
> @@ -871,12 +872,16 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
>                                      "#\n"
>                                      "# %s\n"
>                                      "#\n", str);
> +                       need_newline = false;
>                 } else if (!(sym->flags & SYMBOL_CHOICE)) {
>                         sym_calc_value(sym);
>                         if (!(sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITE))
>                                 goto next;
> +                       if (need_newline) {
> +                               fprintf(out, "\n");
> +                               need_newline = false;
> +                       }
>                         sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_WRITE;
> -
>                         conf_write_symbol(out, sym, &kconfig_printer_cb, NULL);
>                 }
>
> @@ -888,6 +893,11 @@ int conf_write(const char *name)
>                 if (menu->next)
>                         menu = menu->next;
>                 else while ((menu = menu->parent)) {
> +                       if (!menu->sym && menu_is_visible(menu)) {
> +                               str = menu_get_prompt(menu);
> +                               fprintf(out, "# end of %s\n", str);
> +                               need_newline = true;
> +                       }
>                         if (menu->next) {
>                                 menu = menu->next;
>                                 break;
> --
> 2.7.4
>


-- 
Kees Cook