[PATCH v2 0/2] kconfig: error on reverse range
From: Julian Braha
Date: Wed Oct 14 2026 - 10:21:26 EST
This series adds more input validation to Kconfig, specifically checking
that ranges for numeric options are properly ordered. This check was
originally introduced as part of kconfirm [1], but there are no findings
for this across the tree, so the check can be added directly into Kconfig.
Patch 1/2 adds a prop_err() function to match the existing prop_warn(),
which is then used in patch 2/2 where the check is introduced.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260904220559.GB2787252@ax162/
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Changes since v1:
- fix typo in commit message: where -> there (Nicolas)
- adjust warning and error printing to match gcc (Nicolas)
- handle case with multiple (conditional) ranges (sashiko)
Link to v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kbuild/20260922163749.2031594-1-julianbraha@xxxxxxxxx/
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Julian Braha (2):
kconfig: add prop_err function to simplify property error handling
kconfig: error on reverse range
scripts/kconfig/menu.c | 49 +++++---
.../tests/err_num_reverse_range/Kconfig | 111 ++++++++++++++++++
.../tests/err_num_reverse_range/__init__.py | 8 ++
.../err_num_reverse_range/expected_stderr | 11 ++
.../tests/err_transitional/expected_stderr | 2 +-
5 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 scripts/kconfig/tests/err_num_reverse_range/Kconfig
create mode 100644 scripts/kconfig/tests/err_num_reverse_range/__init__.py
create mode 100644 scripts/kconfig/tests/err_num_reverse_range/expected_stderr
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