3 files changed, 32 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 77d53999ffb9..3091794e9354 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -76,11 +76,17 @@ PHONY += allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig alldefconfig randconfig
 allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig alldefconfig randconfig: $(obj)/conf
         $< --$@ $(Kconfig)
 
-PHONY += listnewconfig oldnoconfig savedefconfig defconfig
+PHONY += listnewconfig olddefconfig oldnoconfig savedefconfig defconfig
 
-listnewconfig oldnoconfig: $(obj)/conf
+listnewconfig olddefconfig: $(obj)/conf
         $< --$@ $(Kconfig)
 
+# 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: $(obj)/conf
+        $< --olddefconfig $(Kconfig)
+
 savedefconfig: $(obj)/conf
         $< --$@=defconfig $(Kconfig)
 
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ help:
         @echo  '  alldefconfig    - New config with all symbols set to default'
         @echo  '  randconfig      - New config with random answer to all options'
         @echo  '  listnewconfig   - List new options'
-        @echo  '  oldnoconfig     - Same as silentoldconfig but sets new symbols to their default value'
+        @echo  '  olddefconfig    - Same as silentoldconfig but sets new symbols to their default value'
 
 # lxdialog stuff
 check-lxdialog  := $(srctree)/$(src)/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 6875680a8db2..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 sets new symbols to their default value\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;
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index 52b7959cd513..0ed73b5ebbfc 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -1871,10 +1871,10 @@ sub make_oldconfig {
         apply_min_config;
     }
 
-    if (!run_command "$make oldnoconfig") {
-        # Perhaps oldnoconfig doesn't exist in this version of the kernel
+    if (!run_command "$make olddefconfig") {
+        # Perhaps olddefconfig doesn't exist in this version of the kernel
         # try a yes '' | oldconfig
-        doprint "oldnoconfig failed, trying yes '' | make oldconfig\n";
+        doprint "olddefconfig failed, trying yes '' | make oldconfig\n";
         run_command "yes '' | $make oldconfig" or
             dodie "failed make config oldconfig";
     }
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ sub build {
 
     # old config can ask questions
     if ($type eq "oldconfig") {
-        $type = "oldnoconfig";
+        $type = "olddefconfig";
 
         # allow for empty configs
         run_command "touch $output_config";
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@ sub build {
         load_force_config($minconfig);
     }
 
-    if ($type ne "oldnoconfig") {
+    if ($type ne "olddefconfig") {
         run_command "$make $type" or
             dodie "failed make config";
     }
@@ -2456,8 +2456,7 @@ my %config_set;
 
 # config_off holds the set of configs that the bad config had disabled.
 # We need to record them and set them in the .config when running
-# oldnoconfig, because oldnoconfig does not turn off new symbols, but
-# instead just keeps the defaults.
+# olddefconfig, because olddefconfig keeps the defaults.
 my %config_off;
 
 # config_off_tmp holds a set of configs to turn off for now
@@ -3248,7 +3247,7 @@ sub test_this_config {
     }
 
     # Remove this config from the list of configs
-    # do a make oldnoconfig and then read the resulting
+    # do a make olddefconfig and then read the resulting
     # .config to make sure it is missing the config that
     # we had before
     my %configs = %min_configs;