diff --git a/util/kconfig/conf.c b/util/kconfig/conf.c
index 4393c2a..d19944f 100644
--- a/util/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/util/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -10,40 +10,48 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
-#define LKC_DIRECT_LINK
 #include "lkc.h"
 
 static void conf(struct menu *menu);
 static void check_conf(struct menu *menu);
+static void xfgets(char *str, int size, FILE *in);
 
-enum {
-	ask_all,
-	ask_new,
-	ask_silent,
-	set_default,
-	set_yes,
-	set_mod,
-	set_no,
-	set_random
-} input_mode = ask_all;
-char *defconfig_file;
+enum input_mode {
+	oldaskconfig,
+	silentoldconfig,
+	oldconfig,
+	allnoconfig,
+	allyesconfig,
+	allmodconfig,
+	alldefconfig,
+	randconfig,
+	defconfig,
+	savedefconfig,
+	listnewconfig,
+	olddefconfig,
+} input_mode = oldaskconfig;
 
 static int indent = 1;
+static int tty_stdio;
 static int valid_stdin = 1;
+static int sync_kconfig;
 static int conf_cnt;
 static char line[128];
 static struct menu *rootEntry;
 
-static char nohelp_text[] = N_("Sorry, no help available for this option yet.\n");
-
-static const char *get_help(struct menu *menu)
+static void print_help(struct menu *menu)
 {
-	if (menu_has_help(menu))
-		return _(menu_get_help(menu));
-	else
-		return nohelp_text;
+	struct gstr help = str_new();
+
+	menu_get_ext_help(menu, &help);
+
+	printf("\n%s\n", str_get(&help));
+	str_free(&help);
 }
 
 static void strip(char *str)
@@ -65,7 +73,7 @@
 
 static void check_stdin(void)
 {
-	if (!valid_stdin && input_mode == ask_silent) {
+	if (!valid_stdin) {
 		printf(_("aborted!\n\n"));
 		printf(_("Console input/output is redirected. "));
 		printf(_("Run 'make oldconfig' to update configuration.\n\n"));
@@ -76,7 +84,6 @@
 static int conf_askvalue(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
 {
 	enum symbol_type type = sym_get_type(sym);
-	tristate val;
 
 	if (!sym_has_value(sym))
 		printf(_("(NEW) "));
@@ -92,28 +99,19 @@
 	}
 
 	switch (input_mode) {
-	case set_no:
-	case set_mod:
-	case set_yes:
-	case set_random:
-		if (sym_has_value(sym)) {
-			printf("%s\n", def);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		break;
-	case ask_new:
-	case ask_silent:
+	case oldconfig:
+	case silentoldconfig:
 		if (sym_has_value(sym)) {
 			printf("%s\n", def);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		check_stdin();
-	case ask_all:
+		/* fall through */
+	case oldaskconfig:
 		fflush(stdout);
-		fgets(line, 128, stdin);
-		return 1;
-	case set_default:
-		printf("%s\n", def);
+		xfgets(line, 128, stdin);
+		if (!tty_stdio)
+			printf("\n");
 		return 1;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -128,57 +126,11 @@
 	default:
 		;
 	}
-	switch (input_mode) {
-	case set_yes:
-		if (sym_tristate_within_range(sym, yes)) {
-			line[0] = 'y';
-			line[1] = '\n';
-			line[2] = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-	case set_mod:
-		if (type == S_TRISTATE) {
-			if (sym_tristate_within_range(sym, mod)) {
-				line[0] = 'm';
-				line[1] = '\n';
-				line[2] = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (sym_tristate_within_range(sym, yes)) {
-				line[0] = 'y';
-				line[1] = '\n';
-				line[2] = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	case set_no:
-		if (sym_tristate_within_range(sym, no)) {
-			line[0] = 'n';
-			line[1] = '\n';
-			line[2] = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-	case set_random:
-		do {
-			val = (tristate)(rand() % 3);
-		} while (!sym_tristate_within_range(sym, val));
-		switch (val) {
-		case no: line[0] = 'n'; break;
-		case mod: line[0] = 'm'; break;
-		case yes: line[0] = 'y'; break;
-		}
-		line[1] = '\n';
-		line[2] = 0;
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
 	printf("%s", line);
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int conf_string(struct menu *menu)
+static int conf_string(struct menu *menu)
 {
 	struct symbol *sym = menu->sym;
 	const char *def;
@@ -197,10 +149,11 @@
 		case '?':
 			/* print help */
 			if (line[1] == '\n') {
-				printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+				print_help(menu);
 				def = NULL;
 				break;
 			}
+			/* fall through */
 		default:
 			line[strlen(line)-1] = 0;
 			def = line;
@@ -213,14 +166,12 @@
 static int conf_sym(struct menu *menu)
 {
 	struct symbol *sym = menu->sym;
-	int type;
 	tristate oldval, newval;
 
 	while (1) {
 		printf("%*s%s ", indent - 1, "", _(menu->prompt->text));
 		if (sym->name)
 			printf("(%s) ", sym->name);
-		type = sym_get_type(sym);
 		putchar('[');
 		oldval = sym_get_tristate_value(sym);
 		switch (oldval) {
@@ -277,7 +228,7 @@
 		if (sym_set_tristate_value(sym, newval))
 			return 0;
 help:
-		printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+		print_help(menu);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -285,11 +236,9 @@
 {
 	struct symbol *sym, *def_sym;
 	struct menu *child;
-	int type;
 	bool is_new;
 
 	sym = menu->sym;
-	type = sym_get_type(sym);
 	is_new = !sym_has_value(sym);
 	if (sym_is_changable(sym)) {
 		conf_sym(menu);
@@ -351,20 +300,21 @@
 			printf("?");
 		printf("]: ");
 		switch (input_mode) {
-		case ask_new:
-		case ask_silent:
+		case oldconfig:
+		case silentoldconfig:
 			if (!is_new) {
 				cnt = def;
 				printf("%d\n", cnt);
 				break;
 			}
 			check_stdin();
-		case ask_all:
+			/* fall through */
+		case oldaskconfig:
 			fflush(stdout);
-			fgets(line, 128, stdin);
+			xfgets(line, 128, stdin);
 			strip(line);
 			if (line[0] == '?') {
-				printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+				print_help(menu);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (!line[0])
@@ -374,15 +324,7 @@
 			else
 				continue;
 			break;
-		case set_random:
-			if (is_new)
-				def = (rand() % cnt) + 1;
-		case set_default:
-		case set_yes:
-		case set_mod:
-		case set_no:
-			cnt = def;
-			printf("%d\n", cnt);
+		default:
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -395,8 +337,8 @@
 		}
 		if (!child)
 			continue;
-		if (line[strlen(line) - 1] == '?') {
-			printf("\n%s\n", get_help(child));
+		if (line[0] && line[strlen(line) - 1] == '?') {
+			print_help(child);
 			continue;
 		}
 		sym_set_choice_value(sym, child->sym);
@@ -425,10 +367,14 @@
 
 		switch (prop->type) {
 		case P_MENU:
-			if (input_mode == ask_silent && rootEntry != menu) {
+			if ((input_mode == silentoldconfig ||
+			     input_mode == listnewconfig ||
+			     input_mode == olddefconfig) &&
+			    rootEntry != menu) {
 				check_conf(menu);
 				return;
 			}
+			/* fall through */
 		case P_COMMENT:
 			prompt = menu_get_prompt(menu);
 			if (prompt)
@@ -483,10 +429,16 @@
 	if (sym && !sym_has_value(sym)) {
 		if (sym_is_changable(sym) ||
 		    (sym_is_choice(sym) && sym_get_tristate_value(sym) == yes)) {
-			if (!conf_cnt++)
-				printf(_("*\n* Restart config...\n*\n"));
-			rootEntry = menu_get_parent_menu(menu);
-			conf(rootEntry);
+			if (input_mode == listnewconfig) {
+				if (sym->name && !sym_is_choice_value(sym)) {
+					printf("%s%s\n", CONFIG_, sym->name);
+				}
+			} else if (input_mode != olddefconfig) {
+				if (!conf_cnt++)
+					printf(_("*\n* Restart config...\n*\n"));
+				rootEntry = menu_get_parent_menu(menu);
+				conf(rootEntry);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -494,63 +446,134 @@
 		check_conf(child);
 }
 
+static struct option long_opts[] = {
+	{"oldaskconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, oldaskconfig},
+	{"oldconfig",       no_argument,       NULL, oldconfig},
+	{"silentoldconfig", no_argument,       NULL, silentoldconfig},
+	{"defconfig",       optional_argument, NULL, defconfig},
+	{"savedefconfig",   required_argument, NULL, savedefconfig},
+	{"allnoconfig",     no_argument,       NULL, allnoconfig},
+	{"allyesconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, allyesconfig},
+	{"allmodconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, allmodconfig},
+	{"alldefconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, alldefconfig},
+	{"randconfig",      no_argument,       NULL, randconfig},
+	{"listnewconfig",   no_argument,       NULL, listnewconfig},
+	{"olddefconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, olddefconfig},
+	/*
+	 * oldnoconfig is an alias of olddefconfig, because people already
+	 * are dependent on its behavior(sets new symbols to their default
+	 * value but not 'n') with the counter-intuitive name.
+	 */
+	{"oldnoconfig",     no_argument,       NULL, olddefconfig},
+	{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
+};
+
+static void conf_usage(const char *progname)
+{
+
+	printf("Usage: %s [option] <kconfig-file>\n", progname);
+	printf("[option] is _one_ of the following:\n");
+	printf("  --listnewconfig         List new options\n");
+	printf("  --oldaskconfig          Start a new configuration using a line-oriented program\n");
+	printf("  --oldconfig             Update a configuration using a provided .config as base\n");
+	printf("  --silentoldconfig       Same as oldconfig, but quietly, additionally update deps\n");
+	printf("  --olddefconfig          Same as silentoldconfig but sets new symbols to their default value\n");
+	printf("  --oldnoconfig           An alias of olddefconfig\n");
+	printf("  --defconfig <file>      New config with default defined in <file>\n");
+	printf("  --savedefconfig <file>  Save the minimal current configuration to <file>\n");
+	printf("  --allnoconfig           New config where all options are answered with no\n");
+	printf("  --allyesconfig          New config where all options are answered with yes\n");
+	printf("  --allmodconfig          New config where all options are answered with mod\n");
+	printf("  --alldefconfig          New config with all symbols set to default\n");
+	printf("  --randconfig            New config with random answer to all options\n");
+}
+
 int main(int ac, char **av)
 {
+	const char *progname = av[0];
 	int opt;
-	const char *name;
+	const char *name, *defconfig_file = NULL /* gcc uninit */;
 	struct stat tmpstat;
 
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 	bindtextdomain(PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
 	textdomain(PACKAGE);
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(ac, av, "osdD:nmyrh")) != -1) {
+	tty_stdio = isatty(0) && isatty(1) && isatty(2);
+
+	while ((opt = getopt_long(ac, av, "", long_opts, NULL)) != -1) {
+		input_mode = (enum input_mode)opt;
 		switch (opt) {
-		case 'o':
-			input_mode = ask_new;
+		case silentoldconfig:
+			sync_kconfig = 1;
 			break;
-		case 's':
-			input_mode = ask_silent;
-			valid_stdin = isatty(0) && isatty(1) && isatty(2);
-			break;
-		case 'd':
-			input_mode = set_default;
-			break;
-		case 'D':
-			input_mode = set_default;
+		case defconfig:
+		case savedefconfig:
 			defconfig_file = optarg;
 			break;
-		case 'n':
-			input_mode = set_no;
+		case randconfig:
+		{
+			struct timeval now;
+			unsigned int seed;
+			char *seed_env;
+
+			/*
+			 * Use microseconds derived seed,
+			 * compensate for systems where it may be zero
+			 */
+			gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+			seed = (unsigned int)((now.tv_sec + 1) * (now.tv_usec + 1));
+
+			seed_env = getenv("KCONFIG_SEED");
+			if( seed_env && *seed_env ) {
+				char *endp;
+				int tmp = (int)strtol(seed_env, &endp, 0);
+				if (*endp == '\0') {
+					seed = tmp;
+				}
+			}
+			fprintf( stderr, "KCONFIG_SEED=0x%X\n", seed );
+			srand(seed);
 			break;
-		case 'm':
-			input_mode = set_mod;
+		}
+		case oldaskconfig:
+		case oldconfig:
+		case allnoconfig:
+		case allyesconfig:
+		case allmodconfig:
+		case alldefconfig:
+		case listnewconfig:
+		case olddefconfig:
 			break;
-		case 'y':
-			input_mode = set_yes;
-			break;
-		case 'r':
-			input_mode = set_random;
-			srand(time(NULL));
-			break;
-		case 'h':
-			printf(_("See README for usage info\n"));
-			exit(0);
-			break;
-		default:
-			fprintf(stderr, _("See README for usage info\n"));
+		case '?':
+			conf_usage(progname);
 			exit(1);
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 	if (ac == optind) {
 		printf(_("%s: Kconfig file missing\n"), av[0]);
+		conf_usage(progname);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	name = av[optind];
 	conf_parse(name);
 	//zconfdump(stdout);
+	if (sync_kconfig) {
+		name = conf_get_configname();
+		if (stat(name, &tmpstat)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, _("***\n"
+				"*** Configuration file \"%s\" not found!\n"
+				"***\n"
+				"*** Please run some configurator (e.g. \"make oldconfig\" or\n"
+				"*** \"make menuconfig\" or \"make xconfig\").\n"
+				"***\n"), name);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+
 	switch (input_mode) {
-	case set_default:
+	case defconfig:
 		if (!defconfig_file)
 			defconfig_file = conf_get_default_confname();
 		if (conf_read(defconfig_file)) {
@@ -560,79 +583,136 @@
 			exit(1);
 		}
 		break;
-	case ask_silent:
-		if (stat(".config", &tmpstat)) {
-			printf(_("***\n"
-				"*** You have not yet configured coreboot!\n"
-				"*** (missing .config file)\n"
-				"***\n"
-				"*** Please run some configurator (e.g. \"make oldconfig\" or\n"
-				"*** \"make menuconfig\" or \"make xconfig\").\n"
-				"***\n"));
-			exit(1);
-		}
-	case ask_all:
-	case ask_new:
+	case savedefconfig:
+	case silentoldconfig:
+	case oldaskconfig:
+	case oldconfig:
+	case listnewconfig:
+	case olddefconfig:
 		conf_read(NULL);
 		break;
-	case set_no:
-	case set_mod:
-	case set_yes:
-	case set_random:
+	case allnoconfig:
+	case allyesconfig:
+	case allmodconfig:
+	case alldefconfig:
+	case randconfig:
 		name = getenv("KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG");
-		if (name && !stat(name, &tmpstat)) {
-			conf_read_simple(name, S_DEF_USER);
+		if (!name)
+			break;
+		if ((strcmp(name, "") != 0) && (strcmp(name, "1") != 0)) {
+			if (conf_read_simple(name, S_DEF_USER)) {
+				fprintf(stderr,
+					_("*** Can't read seed configuration \"%s\"!\n"),
+					name);
+				exit(1);
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 		switch (input_mode) {
-		case set_no:	 name = "allno.config"; break;
-		case set_mod:	 name = "allmod.config"; break;
-		case set_yes:	 name = "allyes.config"; break;
-		case set_random: name = "allrandom.config"; break;
+		case allnoconfig:	name = "allno.config"; break;
+		case allyesconfig:	name = "allyes.config"; break;
+		case allmodconfig:	name = "allmod.config"; break;
+		case alldefconfig:	name = "alldef.config"; break;
+		case randconfig:	name = "allrandom.config"; break;
 		default: break;
 		}
-		if (!stat(name, &tmpstat))
-			conf_read_simple(name, S_DEF_USER);
-		else if (!stat("all.config", &tmpstat))
-			conf_read_simple("all.config", S_DEF_USER);
+		if (conf_read_simple(name, S_DEF_USER) &&
+		    conf_read_simple("all.config", S_DEF_USER)) {
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				_("*** KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG set, but no \"%s\" or \"all.config\" file found\n"),
+				name);
+			exit(1);
+		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (input_mode != ask_silent) {
+	if (sync_kconfig) {
+		if (conf_get_changed()) {
+			name = getenv("KCONFIG_NOSILENTUPDATE");
+			if (name && *name) {
+				fprintf(stderr,
+					_("\n*** The configuration requires explicit update.\n\n"));
+				return 1;
+			}
+		}
+		valid_stdin = tty_stdio;
+	}
+
+	switch (input_mode) {
+	case allnoconfig:
+		conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_no);
+		break;
+	case allyesconfig:
+		conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_yes);
+		break;
+	case allmodconfig:
+		conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_mod);
+		break;
+	case alldefconfig:
+		conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_default);
+		break;
+	case randconfig:
+		/* Really nothing to do in this loop */
+		while (conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_random)) ;
+		break;
+	case defconfig:
+		conf_set_all_new_symbols(def_default);
+		break;
+	case savedefconfig:
+		break;
+	case oldaskconfig:
 		rootEntry = &rootmenu;
 		conf(&rootmenu);
-		if (input_mode == ask_all) {
-			input_mode = ask_silent;
-			valid_stdin = 1;
+		input_mode = silentoldconfig;
+		/* fall through */
+	case oldconfig:
+	case listnewconfig:
+	case olddefconfig:
+	case silentoldconfig:
+		/* Update until a loop caused no more changes */
+		do {
+			conf_cnt = 0;
+			check_conf(&rootmenu);
+		} while (conf_cnt &&
+			 (input_mode != listnewconfig &&
+			  input_mode != olddefconfig));
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (sync_kconfig) {
+		/* silentoldconfig is used during the build so we shall update autoconf.
+		 * All other commands are only used to generate a config.
+		 */
+		if (conf_get_changed() && conf_write(NULL)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, _("\n*** Error during writing of the configuration.\n\n"));
+			exit(1);
 		}
-	} else if (conf_get_changed()) {
-		name = getenv("KCONFIG_NOSILENTUPDATE");
-		if (name && *name) {
-			fprintf(stderr, _("\n*** coreboot configuration requires explicit update.\n\n"));
+		if (conf_write_autoconf()) {
+			fprintf(stderr, _("\n*** Error during update of the configuration.\n\n"));
 			return 1;
 		}
-	} else
-		goto skip_check;
-
-	do {
-		conf_cnt = 0;
-		check_conf(&rootmenu);
-	} while (conf_cnt);
-	if (conf_write(NULL)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("\n*** Error during writing of the configuration.\n\n"));
-		return 1;
+	} else if (input_mode == savedefconfig) {
+		if (conf_write_defconfig(defconfig_file)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, _("n*** Error while saving defconfig to: %s\n\n"),
+			        defconfig_file);
+			return 1;
+		}
+	} else if (input_mode != listnewconfig) {
+		if (conf_write(NULL)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, _("\n*** Error during writing of the configuration.\n\n"));
+			exit(1);
+		}
 	}
-	if (conf_write_autoconf()) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("\n*** Error during writing of the configuration.\n\n"));
-		return 1;
-	}
-skip_check:
-	if (input_mode == ask_silent && conf_write_autoconf()) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("\n*** Error during writing of the configuration.\n\n"));
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Helper function to facilitate fgets() by Jean Sacren.
+ */
+void xfgets(char *str, int size, FILE *in)
+{
+	if (fgets(str, size, in) == NULL)
+		fprintf(stderr, "\nError in reading or end of file.\n");
+}