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    kconfig: fix comparison to constant symbols, 'm', 'n' · aabdc960
    Masahiro Yamada authored
    Currently, comparisons to 'm' or 'n' result in incorrect output.
    
    [Test Code]
    
        config MODULES
                def_bool y
                modules
    
        config A
                def_tristate m
    
        config B
                def_bool A > n
    
    CONFIG_B is unset, while CONFIG_B=y is expected.
    
    The reason for the issue is because Kconfig compares the tristate values
    as strings.
    
    Currently, the .type fields in the constant symbol definitions,
    symbol_{yes,mod,no} are unspecified, i.e., S_UNKNOWN.
    
    When expr_calc_value() evaluates 'A > n', it checks the types of 'A' and
    'n' to determine how to compare them.
    
    The left-hand side, 'A', is a tristate symbol with a value of 'm', which
    corresponds to a numeric value of 1. (Internally, 'y', 'm', and 'n' are
    represented as 2, 1, and 0, respectively.)
    
    The right-hand side, 'n', has an unknown type, so it is treated as the
    string "n" during the comparison.
    
    expr_calc_value() compares two values numerically only when both can
    have numeric values. Otherwise, they are compared as strings.
    
        symbol    numeric value    ASCII code
        -------------------------------------
          y           2             0x79
          m           1             0x6d
          n           0             0x6e
    
    'm' is greater than 'n' if compared numerically (since 1 is greater
    than 0), but smaller than 'n' if compared as strings (since the ASCII
    code 0x6d is smaller than 0x6e).
    
    Specifying .type=S_TRISTATE for symbol_{yes,mod,no} fixes the above
    test code.
    
    Doing so, however, would cause a regression to the following test code.
    
    [Test Code 2]
    
        config MODULES
                def_bool n
                modules
    
        config A
                def_tristate n
    
        config B
                def_bool A = m
    
    You would get CONFIG_B=y, while CONFIG_B should not be set.
    
    The reason is because sym_get_string_value() turns 'm' into 'n' when the
    module feature is disabled. Consequently, expr_calc_value() evaluates
    'A = n' instead of 'A = m'. This oddity has been hidden because the type
    of 'm' was previously S_UNKNOWN instead of S_TRISTATE.
    
    sym_get_string_value() should not tweak the string because the tristate
    value has already been correctly calculated. There is no reason to
    return the string "n" where its tristate value is mod.
    
    Fixes: 31847b67 ("kconfig: allow use of relations other than (in)equality")
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMasahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
    aabdc960
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