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mbedtls: kconfig: created MBEDTLS_PROMPTLESS and CUSTOM_MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE

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Introducing MBEDTLS_PROMPTLESS and CUSTOM_MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE settings.
The MBEDTLS_PROMPTLESS can be set to true whenever configuration of
mbedTLS is done from a subsystem or module.

Such an example is OpenThread, which selects mbedTLS for some predefined
crypto settings using OPENTHREAD_MBEDTLS=y.

Unfortunately, extensive use of select can easily cause stuck symbol
syndrome making it harder than neccesarry for users to later reconfigure
as they easily get stuck in incompatible configurations.

Providing a MBEDTLS_PROMPTLESS allows such configurations to disable the
MBEDTLS prompt itself when selected but avoid stuck symbol if user
select another security configuration.

Similar with CUSTOM_MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE which ensures that user must
explicitly select this symbol before providing a custom mbedTLS config
file.

Today, other parts the Kconfig tree may set a default value for
MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE but that value is stuck and thus changed Kconfig
selections elsewhere in the tree will not adjust the value.

Introducing CUSTOM_MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE ensures it is known when the user
has provided the value.

Signed-off-by: Torsten Rasmussen <Torsten.Rasmussen@nordicsemi.no>
Signed-off-by: Ioannis Glaropoulos <Ioannis.Glaropoulos@nordicsemi.no>
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Torsten Rasmussen 2021-04-23 17:50:45 +02:00 • committed by Kumar Gala
commit 5888428541
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modules/mbedtls/Kconfig
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@ -5,9 +5,17 @@
config ZEPHYR_MBEDTLS_MODULE
bool
config MBEDTLS_PROMPTLESS
bool
help
Symbol to disable the prompt for MBEDTLS selection.
This symbol may be used internally in a Kconfig tree to hide the
mbed TLS menu prompt and instead handle the selection of MBEDTLS from
dependent sub-configurations and thus preven stuck symbol behavior.
menuconfig MBEDTLS
bool "mbedTLS Support"
bool "mbed TLS Support" if !MBEDTLS_PROMPTLESS
help
This option enables the mbedTLS cryptography library.
@ -32,8 +40,15 @@ config MBEDTLS_LIBRARY
endchoice
config CUSTOM_MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE
bool "Custom mbed TLS configuration file"
help
Allow user defined input for the MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE setting.
You can specify the actual configuration file using the
MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE setting.
config MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE
string "mbed TLS configuration file"
string "mbed TLS configuration file" if CUSTOM_MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE
depends on MBEDTLS_BUILTIN
default "config-tls-generic.h"
help

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samples/drivers/crypto/prj_mtls_shim.conf
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@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_LOG_MODE_MINIMAL=y
CONFIG_MBEDTLS=y
CONFIG_MBEDTLS_BUILTIN=y
CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE="config-tls-generic.h"
CONFIG_CUSTOM_MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE=y
CONFIG_MBEDTLS_HEAP_SIZE=512
CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CIPHER_CCM_ENABLED=y
CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CIPHER_GCM_ENABLED=y