Merge tag 'kconfig-v4.16' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild

Pull Kconfig updates from Masahiro Yamada:
 "A pretty big batch of Kconfig updates.

  I have to mention the lexer and parser of Kconfig are now built from
  real .l and .y sources. So, flex and bison are the requirement for
  building the kernel. Both of them (unlike gperf) have been stable for
  a long time. This change has been tested several weeks in linux-next,
  and I did not receive any problem report about this.

  Summary:

   - add checks for mistakes, like the choice default is not in choice,
     help is doubled

   - document data structure and complex code

   - fix various memory leaks

   - change Makefile to build lexer and parser instead of using
     pre-generated C files

   - drop 'boolean' keyword, which is equivalent to 'bool'

   - use default 'yy' prefix and remove unneeded Make variables

   - fix gettext() check for xconfig

   - announce that oldnoconfig will be finally removed

   - make 'Selected by:' and 'Implied by' readable in help and search
     result

   - hide silentoldconfig from 'make help' to stop confusing people

   - fix misc things and cleanups"

* tag 'kconfig-v4.16' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild: (37 commits)
  kconfig: Remove silentoldconfig from help and docs; fix kconfig/conf's help
  kconfig: make "Selected by:" and "Implied by:" readable
  kconfig: announce removal of oldnoconfig if used
  kconfig: fix make xconfig when gettext is missing
  kconfig: Clarify menu and 'if' dependency propagation
  kconfig: Document 'if' flattening logic
  kconfig: Clarify choice dependency propagation
  kconfig: Document SYMBOL_OPTIONAL logic
  kbuild: remove unnecessary LEX_PREFIX and YACC_PREFIX
  kconfig: use default 'yy' prefix for lexer and parser
  kconfig: make conf_unsaved a local variable of conf_read()
  kconfig: make xfgets() really static
  kconfig: make input_mode static
  kconfig: Warn if there is more than one help text
  kconfig: drop 'boolean' keyword
  kconfig: use bool instead of boolean for type definition attributes, again
  kconfig: Remove menu_end_entry()
  kconfig: Document important expression functions
  kconfig: Document automatic submenu creation code
  kconfig: Fix choice symbol expression leak
  ...

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diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
index 560beaef5a7c..81cdb528ad46 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ you probably needn't concern yourself with isdn4k-utils.
 GNU C                  3.2              gcc --version
 GNU make               3.81             make --version
 binutils               2.20             ld -v
+flex                   2.5.35           flex --version
+bison                  2.0              bison --version
 util-linux             2.10o            fdformat --version
 module-init-tools      0.9.10           depmod -V
 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck -V
@@ -79,6 +81,19 @@ The build system has, as of 4.13, switched to using thin archives (`ar T`)
 rather than incremental linking (`ld -r`) for built-in.o intermediate steps.
 This requires binutils 2.20 or newer.
 
+Flex
+----
+
+Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates lexical analyzers
+during build.  This requires flex 2.5.35 or later.
+
+
+Bison
+-----
+
+Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates parsers
+during build.  This requires bison 2.0 or later.
+
 Perl
 ----
 
@@ -333,6 +348,16 @@ Binutils
 
 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/>
 
+Flex
+----
+
+- <https://github.com/westes/flex/releases>
+
+Bison
+-----
+
+- <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/>
+
 OpenSSL
 -------