Re: [PATCH v2] kconfig: warn about malformed KCONFIG_PROBABILITY values

From: Dmitrii Tulnov

Date: Thu Sep 10 2026 - 05:53:26 EST


Hi Julian,

Thanks for the review. I've addressed your comments locally for v3.
Before sending it, I'd like to clarify how the new warning should
interact with KCONFIG_WERROR.

With KCONFIG_PROBABILITY=50% and KCONFIG_WERROR=1, v2 and my current
v3 still exit successfully and write .config. The warning is printed
directly and does not go through the existing warning/error handling.

Would you prefer it to become an error when KCONFIG_WERROR is set,
while remaining a warning otherwise, or to stay non-fatal even in
that mode during the compatibility period? I'd lean toward honoring
the explicit strict mode.

For the compatibility tests, I propose comparing the generated
configurations for 50% versus 50:0:0 and -0 versus 0 with the same
seed, and checking that the malformed input produces exactly one
warning. That would put checks for the preserved interpretation in
the submitted tests, in addition to the local comparisons I've run.
Does that sound appropriate for this patch?

Best regards,
Dmitrii