Re: patch suggestion: Kconfig symbols

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Wed Jul 28 2021 - 15:41:56 EST


On 7/28/21 8:37 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2021-07-26 at 17:21 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> Running scripts/checkkconfigsymbols.py reports several hundred (maybe thousand)
>> Kconfig symbols that are used questionably. Lots of these are false positives
>> but lots of the remainder could use some cleaning up.
> []
>> False positive example:
>>
>> XCHOFFLD_MEM
>> Referencing files: drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
>> Similar symbols: OF_PMEM, CXL_MEM, CXL_PMEM
>>
>> The Referencing source file does this:
>> #define CONFIG_XCHOFFLD_MEM 0x3
>>
>> which is legitimate, so no change is needed.
>
> Legitimate is perhaps dubious.
>
> It might be better if Kconfig has exclusive use of CONFIG_<foo> naming so
> renaming all the other existing CONFIG_<foo> defines might be appropriate.

I would prefer that as well -- maybe 15 years ago.
But I think it's too invasive to make that change now.

>
> $ git grep -P '^\s*#\s*define\s+CONFIG_[A-Z]+\b'
> arch/alpha/kernel/smc37c93x.c:#define CONFIG_CONTROL 0x02
> arch/sh/drivers/pci/ops-sh4.c:#define CONFIG_CMD(bus, devfn, where) \
> arch/sh/include/asm/smc37c93x.h:#define CONFIG_PORT 0x3f0
> arch/sh/include/asm/smc37c93x.h:#define CONFIG_ENTER 0x55
> arch/sh/include/asm/smc37c93x.h:#define CONFIG_EXIT 0xaa
> arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c:#define CONFIG_CMD(bus, device_fn, where) (0x80000000 | (((unsigned int)bus) << 16) | (((unsigned int)device_fn) << 8) | (where & ~3))
> arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.h:#define CONFIG_CHUNK(str, size, current, chunk, end) \
> drivers/atm/he.h:#define CONFIG_RSRA 0x00000
> drivers/atm/he.h:#define CONFIG_RCMLBM 0x08000
> drivers/atm/he.h:#define CONFIG_RCMABR 0x0d800
> drivers/atm/he.h:#define CONFIG_RSRB 0x0e000
> drivers/atm/he.h:#define CONFIG_TSRA 0x00000
> drivers/atm/he.h:#define CONFIG_TSRB 0x08000
> drivers/atm/he.h:#define CONFIG_TSRC 0x0c000
> drivers/atm/he.h:#define CONFIG_TSRD 0x0e000
> drivers/atm/he.h:#define CONFIG_TMABR 0x0f000
> drivers/atm/he.h:#define CONFIG_TPDBA 0x10000
> drivers/comedi/drivers/ni_at_a2150.c:#define CONFIG_REG 0x0
> drivers/crypto/atmel-i2c.h:#define CONFIG_ZONE 0
> drivers/dma/idxd/perfmon.h:#define CONFIG_RESET 0x0000000000000001
> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sid.h:#define CONFIG_MEMSIZE 0x150A
> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sid.h:#define CONFIG_CNTL 0x1509
> drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cikd.h:#define CONFIG_MEMSIZE 0x5428
> drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreend.h:#define CONFIG_MEMSIZE 0x5428
> drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/nid.h:#define CONFIG_MEMSIZE 0x5428
> drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600d.h:#define CONFIG_MEMSIZE 0x5428
> drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600d.h:#define CONFIG_CNTL 0x5424
> drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv515d.h:#define CONFIG_MEMSIZE 0x00F8
> drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770d.h:#define CONFIG_MEMSIZE 0x5428
> drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/sid.h:#define CONFIG_MEMSIZE 0x5428
> drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c:#define CONFIG_REG 0x40
> drivers/memory/ti-aemif.c:#define CONFIG_MASK (TA(TA_MAX) | \
> drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/aspeed-smc.c:#define CONFIG_REG 0x0
> drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h:#define CONFIG_REG(lp) SMC_REG(lp, 0x0000, 1)
> drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h:#define CONFIG_GPCNTRL 0x0400 // Inverse value drives pin nCNTRL
> drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h:#define CONFIG_DEFAULT (CONFIG_EPH_POWER_EN)
> drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h:#define CONFIG_LOCKED 0x01
> drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-dove.c:#define CONFIG_PMU BIT(4)
> drivers/staging/vt6655/device_cfg.h:#define CONFIG_PATH "/etc/vntconfiguration.dat"
> drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h:#define CONFIG_PATH "/etc/vntconfiguration.dat"
> drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens-8960.c:#define CONFIG_ADDR 0x3640
> drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens-8960.c:#define CONFIG_MASK 0xf
> drivers/usb/host/xhci.h:#define CONFIG_CIE (1 << 9)
> drivers/video/fbdev/geode/display_gx1.h:#define CONFIG_GCR 0xb8
> tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst.h:#define CONFIG_TDP 0x7f
> tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst.h:#define CONFIG_CLOS 0xd0
> tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/copyloops/asm/ppc_asm.h:#define CONFIG_ALTIVEC
> tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/stringloops/asm/ppc_asm.h:#define CONFIG_ALTIVEC
> tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/formal/srcu-cbmc/src/config.h:#define CONFIG_SMP
> tools/virtio/linux/kernel.h:#define CONFIG_SMP
>
>


--
~Randy