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Message-ID: <6ee69f33-f8e3-e0ec-99a1-6be69aa37ea4@smile.fr>
Date:   Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:51:26 +0200
From:   Yoann Congal <yoann.congal@...le.fr>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kconfig: avoid an infinite loop in
 oldconfig/syncconfig

Hi,

On 8/7/23 22:25, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 8/7/23 12:25, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
>> It is strange (and consistent) to bail out
>> only for particular types.
> 
> It's still very helpful to know the symbol name that is causing
> the issue.
> 
>>
>> I would change the code simply as follows:
>> *snip*>>
>> yes "" | make config
>>
>> will succeed.
>>
>> make config < /dev/null
>>
>> will fail.
>>
>> People expecting the closed stdin to succeed
>> may start complaining, but I believe
>> they must fix their wrong scripts.

I've sent a v3 trying to fuse both of your suggestions.

Regards,
-- 
Yoann Congal
Smile ECS - Tech Expert

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