diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst
index 555c2f839969..1fb3f5e6193c 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax).
 	That will limit the usefulness but on the other hand avoid
 	the illegal configurations all over.
 
+	If "select" <symbol> is followed by "if" <expr>, <symbol> will be
+	selected by the logical AND of the value of the current menu symbol
+	and <expr>. This means, the lower limit can be downgraded due to the
+	presence of "if" <expr>. This behavior may seem weird, but we rely on
+	it. (The future of this behavior is undecided.)
+
 - weak reverse dependencies: "imply" <symbol> ["if" <expr>]
 
   This is similar to "select" as it enforces a lower limit on another
@@ -184,7 +190,7 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax).
   ability to hook into a secondary subsystem while allowing the user to
   configure that subsystem out without also having to unset these drivers.
 
-  Note: If the combination of FOO=y and BAR=m causes a link error,
+  Note: If the combination of FOO=y and BAZ=m causes a link error,
   you can guard the function call with IS_REACHABLE()::
 
 	foo_init()
@@ -202,6 +208,10 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax).
 	imply BAR
 	imply BAZ
 
+  Note: If "imply" <symbol> is followed by "if" <expr>, the default of <symbol>
+  will be the logical AND of the value of the current menu symbol and <expr>.
+  (The future of this behavior is undecided.)
+
 - limiting menu display: "visible if" <expr>
 
   This attribute is only applicable to menu blocks, if the condition is
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 387503daf0f7..85b53069ba7a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -533,19 +533,6 @@ int conf_read(const char *name)
 			 */
 			if (sym->visible == no && !conf_unsaved)
 				sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_DEF_USER;
-			switch (sym->type) {
-			case S_STRING:
-			case S_INT:
-			case S_HEX:
-				/* Reset a string value if it's out of range */
-				if (sym_string_within_range(sym, sym->def[S_DEF_USER].val))
-					break;
-				sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_VALID;
-				conf_unsaved++;
-				break;
-			default:
-				break;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/expr.c b/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
index 4d95fce5f9a7..fcc190b67b6f 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/expr.c
@@ -396,35 +396,6 @@ static struct expr *expr_eliminate_yn(struct expr *e)
 	return e;
 }
 
-/*
- * bool FOO!=n => FOO
- */
-struct expr *expr_trans_bool(struct expr *e)
-{
-	if (!e)
-		return NULL;
-	switch (e->type) {
-	case E_AND:
-	case E_OR:
-	case E_NOT:
-		e->left.expr = expr_trans_bool(e->left.expr);
-		e->right.expr = expr_trans_bool(e->right.expr);
-		break;
-	case E_UNEQUAL:
-		// FOO!=n -> FOO
-		if (e->left.sym->type == S_TRISTATE) {
-			if (e->right.sym == &symbol_no) {
-				e->type = E_SYMBOL;
-				e->right.sym = NULL;
-			}
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		;
-	}
-	return e;
-}
-
 /*
  * e1 || e2 -> ?
  */
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
index fa50fc45622e..7c0c242318bc 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ void expr_free(struct expr *e);
 void expr_eliminate_eq(struct expr **ep1, struct expr **ep2);
 int expr_eq(struct expr *e1, struct expr *e2);
 tristate expr_calc_value(struct expr *e);
-struct expr *expr_trans_bool(struct expr *e);
 struct expr *expr_eliminate_dups(struct expr *e);
 struct expr *expr_transform(struct expr *e);
 int expr_contains_symbol(struct expr *dep, struct symbol *sym);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
index cc400ffe6615..e04dbafd3add 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
@@ -1422,7 +1422,6 @@ int main(int ac, char *av[])
 
 	conf_parse(name);
 	fixup_rootmenu(&rootmenu);
-	conf_read(NULL);
 
 	/* Load the interface and connect signals */
 	init_main_window(glade_file);
@@ -1430,6 +1429,8 @@ int main(int ac, char *av[])
 	init_left_tree();
 	init_right_tree();
 
+	conf_read(NULL);
+
 	switch (view_mode) {
 	case SINGLE_VIEW:
 		display_tree_part();
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
index 53151c5a6028..eef9b63cdf11 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
@@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ static void _menu_finalize(struct menu *parent, bool inside_choice)
 				dep = expr_transform(dep);
 				dep = expr_alloc_and(expr_copy(basedep), dep);
 				dep = expr_eliminate_dups(dep);
-				if (menu->sym && menu->sym->type != S_TRISTATE)
-					dep = expr_trans_bool(dep);
 				prop->visible.expr = dep;
 
 				/*
diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 46ce5d04dbeb..518c70b8db50 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ kallsyms_step()
 mksysmap()
 {
 	info NM ${2}
-	${NM} -n "${1}" | "${srctree}/scripts/mksysmap" > "${2}"
+	${NM} -n "${1}" | sed -f "${srctree}/scripts/mksysmap" > "${2}"
 }
 
 sorttable()
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 937294ff164f..f48d72d22dc2 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1647,10 +1647,11 @@ static void read_symbols(const char *modname)
 			namespace = get_next_modinfo(&info, "import_ns",
 						     namespace);
 		}
+
+		if (extra_warn && !get_modinfo(&info, "description"))
+			warn("missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() in %s\n", modname);
 	}
 
-	if (extra_warn && !get_modinfo(&info, "description"))
-		warn("missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() in %s\n", modname);
 	for (sym = info.symtab_start; sym < info.symtab_stop; sym++) {
 		symname = remove_dot(info.strtab + sym->st_name);