[PATCH] kconfig: forbid multiple entries with the same symbol in a choice
From: Masahiro Yamada
Date: Mon Mar 30 2026 - 08:06:25 EST
Commit 6a859f1a19d1 ("powerpc: unify two CONFIG_POWERPC64_CPU entries
in the same choice block") removed the only occurrence of this tricky
use case.
Disallow this pattern in choice_check_sanity() and revert commit
4d46b5b623e0 ("kconfig: fix infinite loop in sym_calc_choice()").
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/kconfig/parser.y | 15 ++++-----------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/parser.y b/scripts/kconfig/parser.y
index 6d1bbee38f5d..5fb6f07b6ad2 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/parser.y
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/parser.y
@@ -159,14 +159,8 @@ config_stmt: config_entry_start config_option_list
yynerrs++;
}
- /*
- * If the same symbol appears twice in a choice block, the list
- * node would be added twice, leading to a broken linked list.
- * list_empty() ensures that this symbol has not yet added.
- */
- if (list_empty(¤t_entry->sym->choice_link))
- list_add_tail(¤t_entry->sym->choice_link,
- ¤t_choice->choice_members);
+ list_add_tail(¤t_entry->sym->choice_link,
+ ¤t_choice->choice_members);
}
printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:endconfig\n", cur_filename, cur_lineno);
@@ -546,11 +540,10 @@ static int choice_check_sanity(const struct menu *menu)
ret = -1;
}
- if (prop->menu != menu && prop->type == P_PROMPT &&
- prop->menu->parent != menu->parent) {
+ if (prop->menu != menu && prop->type == P_PROMPT) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d: error: %s",
prop->filename, prop->lineno,
- "choice value has a prompt outside its choice group\n");
+ "choice value must not have a prompt in another entry\n");
ret = -1;
}
}
--
2.43.0