1 files changed, 16 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 0dc4a2c779b1..4da3b4adfad2 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ enum input_mode {
         defconfig,
         savedefconfig,
         listnewconfig,
-        oldnoconfig,
+        olddefconfig,
 } input_mode = oldaskconfig;
 
 static int indent = 1;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static void conf(struct menu *menu)
                 case P_MENU:
                         if ((input_mode == silentoldconfig ||
                              input_mode == listnewconfig ||
-                             input_mode == oldnoconfig) &&
+                             input_mode == olddefconfig) &&
                             rootEntry != menu) {
                                 check_conf(menu);
                                 return;
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static void check_conf(struct menu *menu)
                                 if (sym->name && !sym_is_choice_value(sym)) {
                                         printf("%s%s\n", CONFIG_, sym->name);
                                 }
-                        } else if (input_mode != oldnoconfig) {
+                        } else if (input_mode != olddefconfig) {
                                 if (!conf_cnt++)
                                         printf(_("*\n* Restart config...\n*\n"));
                                 rootEntry = menu_get_parent_menu(menu);
@@ -454,7 +454,13 @@ static struct option long_opts[] = {
         {"alldefconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, alldefconfig},
         {"randconfig",      no_argument,       NULL, randconfig},
         {"listnewconfig",   no_argument,       NULL, listnewconfig},
-        {"oldnoconfig",     no_argument,       NULL, oldnoconfig},
+        {"olddefconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, olddefconfig},
+        /*
+         * oldnoconfig is an alias of olddefconfig, because people already
+         * are dependent on its behavior(sets new symbols to their default
+         * value but not 'n') with the counter-intuitive name.
+         */
+        {"oldnoconfig",     no_argument,       NULL, olddefconfig},
         {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
 };
 
@@ -467,7 +473,8 @@ static void conf_usage(const char *progname)
         printf("  --oldaskconfig          Start a new configuration using a line-oriented program\n");
         printf("  --oldconfig             Update a configuration using a provided .config as base\n");
         printf("  --silentoldconfig       Same as oldconfig, but quietly, additionally update deps\n");
-        printf("  --oldnoconfig           Same as silentoldconfig but set new symbols to no\n");
+        printf("  --olddefconfig          Same as silentoldconfig but sets new symbols to their default value\n");
+        printf("  --oldnoconfig           An alias of olddefconfig\n");
         printf("  --defconfig <file>      New config with default defined in <file>\n");
         printf("  --savedefconfig <file>  Save the minimal current configuration to <file>\n");
         printf("  --allnoconfig           New config where all options are answered with no\n");
@@ -520,7 +527,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
                 case allmodconfig:
                 case alldefconfig:
                 case listnewconfig:
-                case oldnoconfig:
+                case olddefconfig:
                         break;
                 case '?':
                         conf_usage(progname);
@@ -565,7 +572,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
         case oldaskconfig:
         case oldconfig:
         case listnewconfig:
-        case oldnoconfig:
+        case olddefconfig:
                 conf_read(NULL);
                 break;
         case allnoconfig:
@@ -645,7 +652,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
                 /* fall through */
         case oldconfig:
         case listnewconfig:
-        case oldnoconfig:
+        case olddefconfig:
         case silentoldconfig:
                 /* Update until a loop caused no more changes */
                 do {
@@ -653,7 +660,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
                         check_conf(&rootmenu);
                 } while (conf_cnt &&
                          (input_mode != listnewconfig &&
-                          input_mode != oldnoconfig));
+                          input_mode != olddefconfig));
                 break;
         }