[U-Boot] Kconfig menu layout (multiple ways to show the same Kconfig configs?)

[Sam Ravnborg]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 07:44:48AM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
> 
> On Apr 21, 2009, at 3:52 PM, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> 
> >Dear Kumar Gala,
> >
> >In message <93A8F58D-8C13-4F72-AFF3- 
> >CF4FDF9A3CFA at kernel.crashing.org> you wrote:
> >>
> >>>In my experience, I tend to search for board names first.
> >>
> >>So back to the root of my question, do we just have one really long
> >>list of board names?
> >
> >I'm not an expert for the capabilities of Kconfig, but one looong list
> >with hundrets of entries clearly makes no sense. We obviously need sum
> >grouping / structuring.
> >
> >IMHO there should be several options:
> >
> >- for those who look for a board name, we should support this,
> > probably wih an initial selection by the first letter (case
> > insensitive) of the board name.
> >
> > like this:	=> board name => M => MPC837XERDB
> >
> >- alternatively, it should be possible to restrict the choice by
> > selecting first processor architecture (ARM, PowerPC, MIPS, ...),
> > then CPU (family) name, then board names.
> >
> > like this:	=> Architecture => PPC => MPC83xx => MPC837XERDB
> 
> Sam,
> 
> We are looking at moving u-boot to use Kconfig and was wondering if  
> you could possible tell us if its possible to represent the same  
> Kconfig 'config' options via two different menu schemes.  We have a  
> list of boards that will be 'config' options.  We'd like to have it in  
> one 'menu' that is just a long list of boards.  The other would be a  
> smaller subset that you "filter" based on selecting an Arch & Subarch.
> 
> is something like this possible?

Hi Kumar.

Was my input useable or just pure rubbish?

	Sam