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-rw-r--r--Makefile1
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/configs/dram_0x00000000.config1
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/configs/dram_0xc0000000.config1
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/configs/dram_0xd0000000.config1
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/configs/lpae.config1
-rw-r--r--arch/arm64/configs/virt.config1
-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/configs/disable-werror.config1
-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/configs/security.config4
-rw-r--r--arch/riscv/configs/32-bit.config1
-rw-r--r--arch/riscv/configs/64-bit.config1
-rw-r--r--arch/s390/configs/btf.config1
-rw-r--r--arch/s390/configs/kasan.config1
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/Makefile4
-rw-r--r--kernel/configs/debug.config2
-rw-r--r--kernel/configs/kvm_guest.config1
-rw-r--r--kernel/configs/nopm.config2
-rw-r--r--kernel/configs/rust.config1
-rw-r--r--kernel/configs/x86_debug.config1
-rw-r--r--kernel/configs/xen.config2
-rw-r--r--scripts/kconfig/Makefile15
20 files changed, 34 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e21bf66af6fd..23cd62a5ff05 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1552,7 +1552,6 @@ help:
@echo ' mrproper - Remove all generated files + config + various backup files'
@echo ' distclean - mrproper + remove editor backup and patch files'
@echo ''
- @echo 'Configuration targets:'
@$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/kconfig/Makefile help
@echo ''
@echo 'Other generic targets:'
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0x00000000.config b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0x00000000.config
index db96dcb420ce..8803a0f58343 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0x00000000.config
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0x00000000.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: DRAM base at 0x00000000
CONFIG_DRAM_BASE=0x00000000
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xc0000000.config b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xc0000000.config
index 343d5333d973..aab8f864686b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xc0000000.config
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xc0000000.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: DRAM base at 0xc0000000
CONFIG_DRAM_BASE=0xc0000000
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xd0000000.config b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xd0000000.config
index 61ba7045f8a1..4aabce4ea3d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xd0000000.config
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/dram_0xd0000000.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: DRAM base at 0xd0000000
CONFIG_DRAM_BASE=0xd0000000
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/lpae.config b/arch/arm/configs/lpae.config
index a6d6f7ab3c01..1ab94da8345d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/lpae.config
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/lpae.config
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+# Help: Enable Large Physical Address Extension mode
CONFIG_ARM_LPAE=y
CONFIG_VMSPLIT_2G=y
diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/virt.config b/arch/arm64/configs/virt.config
index 6865d54e68f8..c47c36f8f67b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/virt.config
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/virt.config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Help: Virtualization guest
#
# Base options for platforms
#
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/disable-werror.config b/arch/powerpc/configs/disable-werror.config
index 6ea12a12432c..7776b91da37f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/disable-werror.config
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/disable-werror.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: Disable -Werror
CONFIG_PPC_DISABLE_WERROR=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/security.config b/arch/powerpc/configs/security.config
index 1c91a35c6a73..0d54e29e2cdf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/security.config
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/security.config
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Help: Common security options for PowerPC builds
+
# This is the equivalent of booting with lockdown=integrity
CONFIG_SECURITY=y
CONFIG_SECURITYFS=y
@@ -12,4 +14,4 @@ CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y
# UBSAN bounds checking is very cheap and good for hardening
CONFIG_UBSAN=y
-# CONFIG_UBSAN_MISC is not set \ No newline at end of file
+# CONFIG_UBSAN_MISC is not set
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/32-bit.config b/arch/riscv/configs/32-bit.config
index f6af0f708df4..16ee163847b4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/32-bit.config
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/32-bit.config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Help: Build a 32-bit image
CONFIG_ARCH_RV32I=y
CONFIG_32BIT=y
# CONFIG_PORTABLE is not set
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/64-bit.config b/arch/riscv/configs/64-bit.config
index 313edc554d84..d872a2d533f2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/64-bit.config
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/64-bit.config
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+# Help: Build a 64-bit image
CONFIG_ARCH_RV64I=y
CONFIG_64BIT=y
diff --git a/arch/s390/configs/btf.config b/arch/s390/configs/btf.config
index 39227b4511af..eb7f84f5925c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/configs/btf.config
+++ b/arch/s390/configs/btf.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: Enable BTF debug info
CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF=y
diff --git a/arch/s390/configs/kasan.config b/arch/s390/configs/kasan.config
index 700a8b25c3ff..84c2b551e992 100644
--- a/arch/s390/configs/kasan.config
+++ b/arch/s390/configs/kasan.config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Help: Enable KASan for debugging
CONFIG_KASAN=y
CONFIG_KASAN_INLINE=y
CONFIG_KASAN_VMALLOC=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index fdc2e3abd615..c4b2a8a19fc8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -335,9 +335,5 @@ define archhelp
echo ' bzdisk/fdimage*/hdimage/isoimage also accept:'
echo ' FDARGS="..." arguments for the booted kernel'
echo ' FDINITRD=file initrd for the booted kernel'
- echo ''
- echo ' kvm_guest.config - Enable Kconfig items for running this kernel as a KVM guest'
- echo ' xen.config - Enable Kconfig items for running this kernel as a Xen guest'
- echo ' x86_debug.config - Enable tip tree debugging options for testing'
endef
diff --git a/kernel/configs/debug.config b/kernel/configs/debug.config
index e8db8d938661..4722b998a324 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/debug.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/debug.config
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Help: Debugging for CI systems and finding regressions
+#
# The config is based on running daily CI for enterprise Linux distros to
# seek regressions on linux-next builds on different bare-metal and virtual
# platforms. It can be used for example,
diff --git a/kernel/configs/kvm_guest.config b/kernel/configs/kvm_guest.config
index 208481d91090..d0877063d925 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/kvm_guest.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/kvm_guest.config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Help: Bootable as a KVM guest
CONFIG_NET=y
CONFIG_NET_CORE=y
CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
diff --git a/kernel/configs/nopm.config b/kernel/configs/nopm.config
index 81ff07863576..ebfdc3d8aa9a 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/nopm.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/nopm.config
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Help: Disable Power Management
+
CONFIG_PM=n
CONFIG_SUSPEND=n
CONFIG_HIBERNATION=n
diff --git a/kernel/configs/rust.config b/kernel/configs/rust.config
index 38a7c5362c9c..2c6e001a7284 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/rust.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/rust.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# Help: Enable Rust
CONFIG_RUST=y
diff --git a/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config b/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
index 6fac5b405334..35f48671b8d5 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Help: Debugging options for tip tree testing
CONFIG_X86_DEBUG_FPU=y
CONFIG_LOCK_STAT=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_VM=y
diff --git a/kernel/configs/xen.config b/kernel/configs/xen.config
index 436f806aa1ed..6878b9a49be8 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/xen.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/xen.config
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Help: Bootable as a Xen guest
+#
# global stuff - these enable us to allow some
# of the not so generic stuff below for xen
CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index af1c96198f49..4eee155121a8 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -93,11 +93,13 @@ endif
%_defconfig: $(obj)/conf
$(Q)$< $(silent) --defconfig=arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$@ $(Kconfig)
-configfiles=$(wildcard $(srctree)/kernel/configs/$@ $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$@)
+configfiles = $(wildcard $(srctree)/kernel/configs/$(1) $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/configs/$(1))
+all-config-fragments = $(call configfiles,*.config)
+config-fragments = $(call configfiles,$@)
%.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)
+ $(if $(config-fragments),, $(error $@ fragment does not exists on this architecture))
+ $(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh -m .config $(config-fragments)
$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile olddefconfig
PHONY += tinyconfig
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ clean-files += tests/.cache
# Help text used by make help
help:
+ @echo 'Configuration targets:'
@echo ' config - Update current config utilising a line-oriented program'
@echo ' nconfig - Update current config utilising a ncurses menu based program'
@echo ' menuconfig - Update current config utilising a menu based program'
@@ -141,6 +144,12 @@ help:
@echo ' default value without prompting'
@echo ' tinyconfig - Configure the tiniest possible kernel'
@echo ' testconfig - Run Kconfig unit tests (requires python3 and pytest)'
+ @echo ''
+ @echo 'Configuration topic targets:'
+ @$(foreach f, $(all-config-fragments), \
+ if help=$$(grep -m1 '^# Help: ' $(f)); then \
+ printf ' %-25s - %s\n' '$(notdir $(f))' "$${help#*: }"; \
+ fi;)
# ===========================================================================
# object files used by all kconfig flavours