Re: [PATCH] scripts/kconfig/Makefile: use KCONFIG_CONFIG if set

From: Petr Vorel
Date: Fri Mar 01 2019 - 07:33:10 EST


Hi Arseny,

> In a kernel source tree:

> % make mrproper
> % make KCONFIG_CONFIG=.myconfig kvmconfig'
> HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
> HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o
> HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/confdata.o
> HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/expr.o
> HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/symbol.o
> HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/preprocess.o
> LEX scripts/kconfig/zconf.lex.c
> YACC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.h
> HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.lex.o
> YACC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
> HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
> HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/conf
> The base file '.config' does not exist. Exit.
> make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/Makefile:96: kvm_guest.config] Error 1
> make: *** [Makefile:538: kvmconfig] Error 2

> Essentially `make kvmconfig' (and probably other similar targets)
> did ignore KCONFIG_CONFIG set to a different filename.

> If KCONFIG_CONFIG is set, use it; otherwise behave as if it was set
> to `.config'.

> Signed-off-by: Arseny Maslennikov <ar@xxxxxxxxx>

Good catch :).
Yes, many targets are affected to it: xenconfig, tinyconfig + archs:
rm -f .config; make ARCH=arm KCONFIG_CONFIG=.myconfig dram_0xd0000000.config

Reviewed-by: Petr Vorel <pvorel@xxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Petr Vorel <pvorel@xxxxxxx>


Kind regards,
Petr
> ---
> scripts/kconfig/Makefile | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
> index 181973509a05..1c7ac07def4d 100644
> --- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
> @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ configfiles=$(wildcard $(srctree)/kernel/configs/$@ $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/c

> %.config: $(obj)/conf
> $(if $(call configfiles),, $(error No configuration exists for this target on this architecture))
> - $(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh -m .config $(configfiles)
> + $(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh -m $(KCONFIG_CONFIG) $(configfiles)
> +$(Q)yes "" | $(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile oldconfig

> PHONY += kvmconfig