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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2013-05-07 07:58:05 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2013-05-07 07:58:05 -0700
commit685e56d2943bb8bf3b641d85b1b6c69d24f7965f (patch)
tree7f3ed2dbd080264ac228c913f528e08aa14a9c97 /Documentation
parent57c29bd3cdf1f82a7ba79ea227638b14f607247c (diff)
parent21ca352b71ca252e1933b1538fe89da8a04395c3 (diff)
Merge branch 'kconfig' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mmarek/kbuild
Pull kconfig updates from Michal Marek: - use pkg-config to detect curses libraries - clean up the way curses headers are searched - Some randconfig fixes, of which one had to be reverted - KCONFIG_SEED for randconfig debugging - memuconfig memory leak plugged - menuconfig > breadcrumbs > navigation - xconfig compilation fix - Other minor fixes * 'kconfig' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mmarek/kbuild: kconfig: fix lists definition for C++ Revert "kconfig: fix randomising choice entries in presence of KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG" kconfig: implement KCONFIG_PROBABILITY for randconfig kconfig: allow specifying the seed for randconfig kconfig: fix randomising choice entries in presence of KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG kconfig: do not override symbols already set kconfig: fix randconfig tristate detection kconfig/lxdialog: rationalise the include paths where to find {.n}curses{,w}.h menuconfig: Add "breadcrumbs" navigation aid menuconfig: Fix memory leak introduced by jump keys feature merge_config.sh: Avoid creating unnessary source softlinks kconfig: optionally use pkg-config to detect ncurses libs menuconfig: optionally use pkg-config to detect ncurses libs
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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
index b8b77bbc784f..3f429ed8b3b8 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
@@ -90,6 +90,42 @@ disable the options that are explicitly listed in the specified
mini-config files.
______________________________________________________________________
+Environment variables for 'randconfig'
+
+KCONFIG_SEED
+--------------------------------------------------
+You can set this to the integer value used to seed the RNG, if you want
+to somehow debug the behaviour of the kconfig parser/frontends.
+If not set, the current time will be used.
+
+KCONFIG_PROBABILITY
+--------------------------------------------------
+This variable can be used to skew the probabilities. This variable can
+be unset or empty, or set to three different formats:
+ KCONFIG_PROBABILITY y:n split y:m:n split
+ -----------------------------------------------------------------
+ unset or empty 50 : 50 33 : 33 : 34
+ N N : 100-N N/2 : N/2 : 100-N
+ [1] N:M N+M : 100-(N+M) N : M : 100-(N+M)
+ [2] N:M:L N : 100-N M : L : 100-(M+L)
+
+where N, M and L are integers (in base 10) in the range [0,100], and so
+that:
+ [1] N+M is in the range [0,100]
+ [2] M+L is in the range [0,100]
+
+Examples:
+ KCONFIG_PROBABILITY=10
+ 10% of booleans will be set to 'y', 90% to 'n'
+ 5% of tristates will be set to 'y', 5% to 'm', 90% to 'n'
+ KCONFIG_PROBABILITY=15:25
+ 40% of booleans will be set to 'y', 60% to 'n'
+ 15% of tristates will be set to 'y', 25% to 'm', 60% to 'n'
+ KCONFIG_PROBABILITY=10:15:15
+ 10% of booleans will be set to 'y', 90% to 'n'
+ 15% of tristates will be set to 'y', 15% to 'm', 70% to 'n'
+
+______________________________________________________________________
Environment variables for 'silentoldconfig'
KCONFIG_NOSILENTUPDATE