1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
index 23d738a1acda..974d5cb7e30a 100755
--- a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ usage() {
         echo "  -h    display this help text"
         echo "  -m    only merge the fragments, do not execute the make command"
         echo "  -n    use allnoconfig instead of alldefconfig"
+        echo "  -r    list redundant entries when merging fragments"
 }
 
 MAKE=true
 ALLTARGET=alldefconfig
+WARNREDUN=false
 
 while true; do
         case $1 in
@@ -52,6 +54,11 @@ while true; do
                 usage
                 exit
                 ;;
+        "-r")
+                WARNREDUN=true
+                shift
+                continue
+                ;;
         *)
                 break
                 ;;
@@ -83,6 +90,8 @@ for MERGE_FILE in $MERGE_LIST ; do
                         echo Previous  value: $PREV_VAL
                         echo New value:       $NEW_VAL
                         echo
+                        elif [ "$WARNREDUN" = "true" ]; then
+                        echo Value of $CFG is redundant by fragment $MERGE_FILE:
                         fi
                         sed -i "/$CFG[ =]/d" $TMP_FILE
                 fi