Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Ulf Magnusson <> | Subject | [PATCH] kconfig: Document SYMBOL_OPTIONAL logic | Date | Sun, 14 Jan 2018 10:56:20 +0100 |
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Not obvious, especially if you don't already know how choices are implemented.
No functional changes. Only comments added.
Signed-off-by: Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@gmail.com> --- scripts/kconfig/menu.c | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c index 92d3f06cd8a2..372eb5d9fef3 100644 --- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c +++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c @@ -548,6 +548,15 @@ void menu_finalize(struct menu *parent) sym->flags |= SYMBOL_WARNED; } + /* + * For non-optional choices, add a reverse dependency (corresponding to + * a select) of '<visibility> && m'. This prevents the user from + * setting the choice mode to 'n' when the choice is visible. + * + * This would also work for non-choice symbols, but only non-optional + * choices clear SYMBOL_OPTIONAL as of writing. Choices are implemented + * as a type of symbol. + */ if (sym && !sym_is_optional(sym) && parent->prompt) { sym->rev_dep.expr = expr_alloc_or(sym->rev_dep.expr, expr_alloc_and(parent->prompt->visible.expr, -- 2.14.1
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