Not obvious, especially if you don't already know how choices are
implemented.
No functional changes. Only comments added.
Signed-off-by: Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@xxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/kconfig/menu.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
index 92d3f06cd8a2..372eb5d9fef3 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
@@ -548,6 +548,15 @@ void menu_finalize(struct menu *parent)
sym->flags |= SYMBOL_WARNED;
}
+ /*
+ * For non-optional choices, add a reverse dependency (corresponding to
+ * a select) of '<visibility> && m'. This prevents the user from
+ * setting the choice mode to 'n' when the choice is visible.
+ *
+ * This would also work for non-choice symbols, but only non-optional
+ * choices clear SYMBOL_OPTIONAL as of writing. Choices are implemented
+ * as a type of symbol.
+ */
if (sym && !sym_is_optional(sym) && parent->prompt) {
sym->rev_dep.expr = expr_alloc_or(sym->rev_dep.expr,
expr_alloc_and(parent->prompt->visible.expr,
--
2.14.1
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