Re: [PATCH 5/19] kconfig: improve config load/save output

[Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>]

On Sun, Apr 09, 2006 at 05:27:41PM +0200, Roman Zippel wrote:
> 
> During loading special case the first common case (.config), be silent
> about it and otherwise mark it as a change that requires saving. Instead
> output that the file has been changed.
> IOW if conf does nothing (special), it's silent.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
> 
> ---
> 
>  scripts/kconfig/confdata.c |   22 ++++++++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6-git/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6-git.orig/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
> +++ linux-2.6-git/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
> @@ -98,20 +98,28 @@ int conf_read_simple(const char *name)
>  		in = zconf_fopen(name);
>  	} else {
>  		const char **names = conf_confnames;
> +		name = *names++;
> +		if (!name)
> +			return 1;
> +		in = zconf_fopen(name);
> +		if (in)
> +			goto load;
> +		sym_change_count++;

sym_change_count is only used as a flag, not as a counter.
It would be less confusing to let the name reflect it is a flag.

 @@ -325,7 +335,7 @@ int conf_read(const char *name)
>  				sym->flags |= e->right.sym->flags & SYMBOL_NEW;
>  	}
>  
> -	sym_change_count = conf_warnings || conf_unsaved;
> +	sym_change_count += conf_warnings || conf_unsaved;

One example where is obvious it is a flag.

	Sam