From: Julian Braha <julianbraha@gmail.com>
To: nathan@kernel.org, nsc@kernel.org
Cc: geert@linux-m68k.org, xiang@kernel.org, chao@kernel.org,
zbestahu@gmail.com, jefflexu@linux.alibaba.com,
dhavale@google.com, hongbohbli@tencent.com, guochunhai@vivo.com,
michael.bommarito@gmail.com, kees@kernel.org,
vegard.nossum@oracle.com, sam@ravnborg.org,
u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de, mmarek@suse.cz,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org,
Julian Braha <julianbraha@gmail.com>,
Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
Subject: [PATCH] kconfig: fix extra output from savedefconfig on out-of-range defaults
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:11:29 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260830221129.2668354-1-julianbraha@gmail.com> (raw)
The Kconfig interpreter currently allows defaults that are outside of the
range bounds.
In these cases, the 'sym_validate_range' function will adjust the default
value to the nearest range bound. For example, see this example:
config A
int
range 1 2
default 16
Here, since the default value of 16 is greater than the bounds, the
effective default value gets adjusted down to the upper bound, 2.
However, 'savedefconfig' writes non-default values, and without being
aware of the automatic adjustment to the range bound, it would write: A=2
This limitation is also documented in a comment: "The following fails to
handle the situation where a default value is further limited by the valid
range."
To resolve this, let's factor out the default-range adjustment logic from
the existing 'sym_validate_range' function into its own
'sym_get_near_range_bound' function for 'savedefconfig' to use too, so
that it compares against the effective value.
Adds tests, accordingly.
Fixes: 7cf3d73b4360 ("kconfig: add savedefconfig")
Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.6-sol
Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAMuHMdVyUAA3L4mUkSjmnuE3cvj-+N8z-Bhxsh1wa-FQWc=fjw@mail.gmail.com/
Signed-off-by: Julian Braha <julianbraha@gmail.com>
---
scripts/kconfig/symbol.c | 39 ++++++++----
.../kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/Kconfig | 60 +++++++++++++++++++
.../tests/savedefconfig_range/__init__.py | 8 +++
.../kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/config | 7 +++
.../savedefconfig_range/expected_defconfig | 0
5 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/Kconfig
create mode 100644 scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/__init__.py
create mode 100644 scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/config
create mode 100644 scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/expected_defconfig
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 2d1c021fa395..72aaae9da4b1 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -158,7 +158,12 @@ static long long sym_get_range_val(struct symbol *sym, int base)
return strtoll(sym->curr.val, NULL, base);
}
-static void sym_validate_range(struct symbol *sym)
+/*
+ * Return the nearest range bound for an out-of-range default value.
+ * Return NULL if the value is valid or the symbol has no active range.
+ */
+static struct symbol *sym_get_near_range_bound(struct symbol *sym,
+ const char *value)
{
struct property *prop;
struct symbol *range_sym;
@@ -173,21 +178,31 @@ static void sym_validate_range(struct symbol *sym)
base = 16;
break;
default:
- return;
+ return NULL;
}
prop = sym_get_range_prop(sym);
if (!prop)
- return;
- val = strtoll(sym->curr.val, NULL, base);
+ return NULL;
+ val = strtoll(value, NULL, base);
range_sym = prop->expr->left.sym;
val2 = sym_get_range_val(range_sym, base);
if (val >= val2) {
range_sym = prop->expr->right.sym;
val2 = sym_get_range_val(range_sym, base);
if (val <= val2)
- return;
+ return NULL;
}
- sym->curr.val = range_sym->curr.val;
+
+ return range_sym;
+}
+
+static void sym_validate_range(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+ struct symbol *range_sym;
+
+ range_sym = sym_get_near_range_bound(sym, sym->curr.val);
+ if (range_sym)
+ sym->curr.val = range_sym->curr.val;
}
static void sym_set_changed(struct symbol *sym)
@@ -832,7 +847,7 @@ bool sym_set_string_value(struct symbol *sym, const char *newval)
const char *sym_get_string_default(struct symbol *sym)
{
struct property *prop;
- struct symbol *ds;
+ struct symbol *ds, *range_sym;
const char *str = "";
tristate val;
@@ -850,11 +865,6 @@ const char *sym_get_string_default(struct symbol *sym)
val = EXPR_AND(expr_calc_value(prop->expr), prop->visible.tri);
break;
default:
- /*
- * The following fails to handle the situation
- * where a default value is further limited by
- * the valid range.
- */
ds = prop_get_symbol(prop);
if (ds != NULL) {
sym_calc_value(ds);
@@ -898,6 +908,11 @@ const char *sym_get_string_default(struct symbol *sym)
default:
break;
}
+
+ range_sym = sym_get_near_range_bound(sym, str);
+ if (range_sym)
+ str = range_sym->curr.val;
+
return str;
}
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/Kconfig b/scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd59d9082ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+# Static default and range values
+
+config INT_DEFAULT_ABOVE_RANGE
+ int
+ range 1 1
+ default 16
+
+config INT_DEFAULT_BELOW_RANGE
+ int
+ range 4 8
+ default 2
+
+# Default and range values determined by other options
+
+config RANGE_UPPER_BOUND
+ int
+ default 3
+
+config INT_DYNAMIC_RANGE
+ int
+ range 0 RANGE_UPPER_BOUND
+ default 4
+
+# Hex
+
+config HEX_DEFAULT_ABOVE_RANGE
+ hex
+ range 0x10 0x20
+ default 0x40
+
+# Implicit default value of 0
+
+config INT_IMPLICIT_DEFAULT_ZERO
+ int
+ range 1 4
+
+# Conditional range
+
+config USE_FIRST_RANGE
+ bool
+ default y
+
+config INT_CONDITIONAL_RANGE
+ int
+ range 1 2 if USE_FIRST_RANGE
+ range 3 4 if !USE_FIRST_RANGE
+ default 3
+
+# Conditional default
+
+config USE_DEFAULT
+ bool
+ default y
+
+config INT_CONDITIONAL_DEFAULT
+ int
+ range 1 2
+ default 3 if USE_DEFAULT
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/__init__.py b/scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..961454be732c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+"""Test savedefconfig with numerical defaults outside of ranges."""
+
+
+def test(conf):
+ assert conf._run_conf('--savedefconfig=defconfig', dot_config='config',
+ out_file='defconfig') == 0
+ assert conf.config_matches('expected_defconfig')
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/config b/scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d939cfe5fd34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/config
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CONFIG_INT_DEFAULT_ABOVE_RANGE=1
+CONFIG_INT_DEFAULT_BELOW_RANGE=4
+CONFIG_INT_DYNAMIC_RANGE=3
+CONFIG_HEX_DEFAULT_ABOVE_RANGE=0x20
+CONFIG_INT_IMPLICIT_DEFAULT_ZERO=1
+CONFIG_INT_CONDITIONAL_RANGE=2
+CONFIG_INT_CONDITIONAL_DEFAULT=2
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/expected_defconfig b/scripts/kconfig/tests/savedefconfig_range/expected_defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
--
2.55.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-08-30 22:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-30 22:11 Julian Braha [this message]
2026-08-31 12:36 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2026-09-01 10:17 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2026-09-01 13:48 ` Julian Braha
2026-09-03 22:28 ` Nathan Chancellor
2026-09-03 23:19 ` Julian Braha
2026-09-04 3:06 ` Nathan Chancellor
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