linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kconfig: change .config format to use =n instead of "is not set"

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Date:   Wed, 2 Mar 2022 15:16:53 +0200
From:   Boris Kolpackov <boris@...esynthesis.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kconfig: change .config format to use =n instead of "is
 not set"

Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org> writes:

> With this commit, Kconfig will output disable options in a more natural
> form, "CONFIG_FOO=n".

While I agree with the overall direction, I was wondering how this
relates to string and int/hex options. It appears that they either
have a value or are not written to the .config at all, for example,
if the option is disabled via the `depends on` attribute. At first
I thought this would be inconsistent (i.e., =n for bool and omitted
for string), but it appears a disabled bool option is also omitted.
Hopefully the fact that sometimes a false bool option is =n and
sometimes it's omitted won't surprise anyone.

Reviewed-by: Boris Kolpackov <boris@...esynthesis.com>