| menu "Kernel hacking" |
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| source "lib/Kconfig.debug" |
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| config STRICT_DEVMEM |
| bool "Filter access to /dev/mem" |
| depends on MMU |
| ---help--- |
| If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all |
| of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental |
| access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can |
| be used by people debugging the kernel. |
| |
| If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file only allows |
| userspace access to memory mapped peripherals. |
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| If in doubt, say Y. |
| |
| # RMK wants arm kernels compiled with frame pointers or stack unwinding. |
| # If you know what you are doing and are willing to live without stack |
| # traces, you can get a slightly smaller kernel by setting this option to |
| # n, but then RMK will have to kill you ;). |
| config FRAME_POINTER |
| bool |
| depends on !THUMB2_KERNEL |
| default y if !ARM_UNWIND || FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER |
| help |
| If you say N here, the resulting kernel will be slightly smaller and |
| faster. However, if neither FRAME_POINTER nor ARM_UNWIND are enabled, |
| when a problem occurs with the kernel, the information that is |
| reported is severely limited. |
| |
| config ARM_UNWIND |
| bool "Enable stack unwinding support (EXPERIMENTAL)" |
| depends on AEABI && EXPERIMENTAL |
| default y |
| help |
| This option enables stack unwinding support in the kernel |
| using the information automatically generated by the |
| compiler. The resulting kernel image is slightly bigger but |
| the performance is not affected. Currently, this feature |
| only works with EABI compilers. If unsure say Y. |
| |
| config OLD_MCOUNT |
| bool |
| depends on FUNCTION_TRACER && FRAME_POINTER |
| default y |
| |
| config DEBUG_USER |
| bool "Verbose user fault messages" |
| help |
| When a user program crashes due to an exception, the kernel can |
| print a brief message explaining what the problem was. This is |
| sometimes helpful for debugging but serves no purpose on a |
| production system. Most people should say N here. |
| |
| In addition, you need to pass user_debug=N on the kernel command |
| line to enable this feature. N consists of the sum of: |
| |
| 1 - undefined instruction events |
| 2 - system calls |
| 4 - invalid data aborts |
| 8 - SIGSEGV faults |
| 16 - SIGBUS faults |
| |
| # These options are only for real kernel hackers who want to get their hands dirty. |
| config DEBUG_LL |
| bool "Kernel low-level debugging functions (read help!)" |
| depends on DEBUG_KERNEL |
| help |
| Say Y here to include definitions of printascii, printch, printhex |
| in the kernel. This is helpful if you are debugging code that |
| executes before the console is initialized. |
| |
| Note that selecting this option will limit the kernel to a single |
| UART definition, as specified below. Attempting to boot the kernel |
| image on a different platform *will not work*, so this option should |
| not be enabled for kernels that are intended to be portable. |
| |
| choice |
| prompt "Kernel low-level debugging port" |
| depends on DEBUG_LL |
| |
| config DEBUG_LL_UART_NONE |
| bool "No low-level debugging UART" |
| help |
| Say Y here if your platform doesn't provide a UART option |
| below. This relies on your platform choosing the right UART |
| definition internally in order for low-level debugging to |
| work. |
| |
| config DEBUG_ICEDCC |
| bool "Kernel low-level debugging via EmbeddedICE DCC channel" |
| help |
| Say Y here if you want the debug print routines to direct |
| their output to the EmbeddedICE macrocell's DCC channel using |
| co-processor 14. This is known to work on the ARM9 style ICE |
| channel and on the XScale with the PEEDI. |
| |
| Note that the system will appear to hang during boot if there |
| is nothing connected to read from the DCC. |
| |
| config DEBUG_FOOTBRIDGE_COM1 |
| bool "Kernel low-level debugging messages via footbridge 8250 at PCI COM1" |
| depends on FOOTBRIDGE |
| help |
| Say Y here if you want the debug print routines to direct |
| their output to the 8250 at PCI COM1. |
| |
| config DEBUG_DC21285_PORT |
| bool "Kernel low-level debugging messages via footbridge serial port" |
| depends on FOOTBRIDGE |
| help |
| Say Y here if you want the debug print routines to direct |
| their output to the serial port in the DC21285 (Footbridge). |
| |
| config DEBUG_CLPS711X_UART1 |
| bool "Kernel low-level debugging messages via UART1" |
| depends on ARCH_CLPS711X |
| help |
| Say Y here if you want the debug print routines to direct |
| their output to the first serial port on these devices. |
| |
| config DEBUG_CLPS711X_UART2 |
| bool "Kernel low-level debugging messages via UART2" |
| depends on ARCH_CLPS711X |
| help |
| Say Y here if you want the debug print routines to direct |
| their output to the second serial port on these devices. |
| |
| config DEBUG_S3C_UART0 |
| depends on PLAT_SAMSUNG |
| bool "Use S3C UART 0 for low-level debug" |
| help |
| Say Y here if you want the debug print routines to direct |
| their output to UART 0. The port must have been initialised |
| by the boot-loader before use. |
| |
| The uncompressor code port configuration is now handled |
| by CONFIG_S3C_LOWLEVEL_UART_PORT. |
| |
| config DEBUG_S3C_UART1 |
| depends on PLAT_SAMSUNG |
| bool "Use S3C UART 1 for low-level debug" |
| help |
| Say Y here if you want the debug print routines to direct |
| their output to UART 1. The port must have been initialised |
| by the boot-loader before use. |
| |
| The uncompressor code port configuration is now handled |
| by CONFIG_S3C_LOWLEVEL_UART_PORT. |
| |
| config DEBUG_S3C_UART2 |
| depends on PLAT_SAMSUNG |
| bool "Use S3C UART 2 for low-level debug" |
| help |
| Say Y here if you want the debug print routines to direct |
| their output to UART 2. The port must have been initialised |
| by the boot-loader before use. |
| |
| The uncompressor code port configuration is now handled |
| by CONFIG_S3C_LOWLEVEL_UART_PORT. |
| |
| endchoice |
| |
| config EARLY_PRINTK |
| bool "Early printk" |
| depends on DEBUG_LL |
| help |
| Say Y here if you want to have an early console using the |
| kernel low-level debugging functions. Add earlyprintk to your |
| kernel parameters to enable this console. |
| |
| config OC_ETM |
| bool "On-chip ETM and ETB" |
| select ARM_AMBA |
| help |
| Enables the on-chip embedded trace macrocell and embedded trace |
| buffer driver that will allow you to collect traces of the |
| kernel code. |
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| endmenu |