linux/scripts/kconfig
Masahiro Yamada da0fec30a7 kconfig: remove wrong expr_trans_bool()
[ Upstream commit 77a92660d8 ]

expr_trans_bool() performs an incorrect transformation.

[Test Code]

    config MODULES
            def_bool y
            modules

    config A
            def_bool y
            select C if B != n

    config B
            def_tristate m

    config C
            tristate

[Result]

    CONFIG_MODULES=y
    CONFIG_A=y
    CONFIG_B=m
    CONFIG_C=m

This output is incorrect because CONFIG_C=y is expected.

Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst clearly explains the function
of the '!=' operator:

    If the values of both symbols are equal, it returns 'n',
    otherwise 'y'.

Therefore, the statement:

    select C if B != n

should be equivalent to:

    select C if y

Or, more simply:

    select C

Hence, the symbol C should be selected by the value of A, which is 'y'.

However, expr_trans_bool() wrongly transforms it to:

    select C if B

Therefore, the symbol C is selected by (A && B), which is 'm'.

The comment block of expr_trans_bool() correctly explains its intention:

  * bool FOO!=n => FOO
    ^^^^

If FOO is bool, FOO!=n can be simplified into FOO. This is correct.

However, the actual code performs this transformation when FOO is
tristate:

    if (e->left.sym->type == S_TRISTATE) {
                             ^^^^^^^^^^

While it can be fixed to S_BOOLEAN, there is no point in doing so
because expr_tranform() already transforms FOO!=n to FOO when FOO is
bool. (see the "case E_UNEQUAL" part)

expr_trans_bool() is wrong and unnecessary.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
2024-07-27 10:46:09 +02:00
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lxdialog kconfig: lxdialog: A spello fix and a punctuation added 2021-04-14 15:22:49 +09:00
tests kconfig: change "modules" from sub-option to first-level attribute 2021-04-14 15:22:49 +09:00
.gitignore kconfig: refactor .gitignore 2021-04-26 02:17:39 +09:00
conf.c kconfig: constify long_opts 2021-06-05 23:49:46 +09:00
confdata.c kconfig: Update config changed flag before calling callback 2023-03-22 13:31:29 +01:00
expr.c kconfig: remove wrong expr_trans_bool() 2024-07-27 10:46:09 +02:00
expr.h kconfig: remove wrong expr_trans_bool() 2024-07-27 10:46:09 +02:00
gconf-cfg.sh kbuild: Allow kernel installation packaging to override pkg-config 2023-02-01 08:27:30 +01:00
gconf.c kconfig: gconf: give a proper initial state to the Save button 2024-07-27 10:46:09 +02:00
gconf.glade
images.c kconfig: constify XPM data 2020-08-14 13:30:03 +09:00
images.h kconfig: constify XPM data 2020-08-14 13:30:03 +09:00
internal.h kconfig: split menu.c out of parser.y 2021-04-14 15:26:09 +09:00
lexer.l kconfig: fix infinite loop when expanding a macro at the end of file 2024-03-26 18:21:34 -04:00
list.h
lkc_proto.h kconfig: change sym_change_count to a boolean flag 2021-04-14 15:22:49 +09:00
lkc.h kconfig: remove unused PACKAGE definition 2021-04-19 14:50:16 +09:00
Makefile kconfig: split menu.c out of parser.y 2021-04-14 15:26:09 +09:00
mconf-cfg.sh kbuild: Allow kernel installation packaging to override pkg-config 2023-02-01 08:27:30 +01:00
mconf.c kconfig: mconf,nconf: remove unneeded '\0' termination after snprintf() 2021-04-14 15:22:49 +09:00
menu.c kconfig: remove wrong expr_trans_bool() 2024-07-27 10:46:09 +02:00
merge_config.sh scripts: merge_config: add strict mode to fail upon any redefinition 2021-08-10 08:23:39 +09:00
nconf-cfg.sh kbuild: Allow kernel installation packaging to override pkg-config 2023-02-01 08:27:30 +01:00
nconf.c kconfig: nconf: stop endless search loops 2021-04-16 14:39:12 +09:00
nconf.gui.c kconfig: nconf: refactor in print_in_middle() 2021-04-14 15:25:43 +09:00
nconf.h kconfig: nconf: refactor in print_in_middle() 2021-04-14 15:25:43 +09:00
parser.y kconfig: split menu.c out of parser.y 2021-04-14 15:26:09 +09:00
preprocess.c kconfig: fix possible buffer overflow 2023-09-19 12:22:56 +02:00
qconf-cfg.sh kbuild: Allow kernel installation packaging to override pkg-config 2023-02-01 08:27:30 +01:00
qconf.cc kconfig: highlight xconfig 'comment' lines with '***' 2021-04-19 14:58:23 +09:00
qconf.h kconfig: qconf: remove Y, M, N columns 2020-09-25 00:37:13 +09:00
streamline_config.pl streamline_config.pl: add softtabstop=4 for vim users 2021-06-29 10:53:45 -07:00
symbol.c kconfig: fix comparison to constant symbols, 'm', 'n' 2024-06-16 13:39:51 +02:00
util.c