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Paul Mackerras14cf11a2005-09-26 16:04:21 +10001menu "Kernel hacking"
2
3source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
4
Paul Mackerrasff642082005-10-10 22:15:52 +10005config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
6 bool "Check for stack overflows"
Kumar Gala304df8f2007-01-30 00:45:56 -06007 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
Paul Mackerrasff642082005-10-10 22:15:52 +10008 help
9 This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
10 drops below a certain limit.
11
Paul Mackerrasff642082005-10-10 22:15:52 +100012config DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
13 bool "Stack utilization instrumentation"
Kumar Gala304df8f2007-01-30 00:45:56 -060014 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
Paul Mackerrasff642082005-10-10 22:15:52 +100015 help
16 Enables the display of the minimum amount of free stack which each
17 task has ever had available in the sysrq-T and sysrq-P debug output.
18
19 This option will slow down process creation somewhat.
20
Benjamin Herrenschmidt88df6e92007-04-12 15:30:22 +100021config DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
22 bool "Debug page memory allocations"
Rafael J. Wysockib0cb1a12007-07-29 23:24:36 +020023 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && !HIBERNATION
Benjamin Herrenschmidt88df6e92007-04-12 15:30:22 +100024 help
25 Unmap pages from the kernel linear mapping after free_pages().
26 This results in a large slowdown, but helps to find certain types
27 of memory corruptions.
28
29
Mike Kravetz57852a82006-09-06 16:23:12 -070030config HCALL_STATS
31 bool "Hypervisor call instrumentation"
32 depends on PPC_PSERIES && DEBUG_FS
33 help
34 Adds code to keep track of the number of hypervisor calls made and
David Sterba3dde6ad2007-05-09 07:12:20 +020035 the amount of time spent in hypervisor calls. Wall time spent in
Mike Kravetz57852a82006-09-06 16:23:12 -070036 each call is always calculated, and if available CPU cycles spent
37 are also calculated. A directory named hcall_inst is added at the
38 root of the debugfs filesystem. Within the hcall_inst directory
39 are files that contain CPU specific call statistics.
40
41 This option will add a small amount of overhead to all hypervisor
42 calls.
43
Michael Ellermanae0dc732008-06-24 11:32:32 +100044config CODE_PATCHING_SELFTEST
45 bool "Run self-tests of the code-patching code."
46 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
47 default n
48
Michael Ellerman362e7702008-06-24 11:33:03 +100049config FTR_FIXUP_SELFTEST
50 bool "Run self-tests of the feature-fixup code."
51 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
52 default n
53
Paul Mackerras14cf11a2005-09-26 16:04:21 +100054config XMON
55 bool "Include xmon kernel debugger"
Jason Wessel17ce4522008-07-23 11:30:15 -050056 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
Paul Mackerras14cf11a2005-09-26 16:04:21 +100057 help
58 Include in-kernel hooks for the xmon kernel monitor/debugger.
59 Unless you are intending to debug the kernel, say N here.
Paul Mackerrasff642082005-10-10 22:15:52 +100060 Make sure to enable also CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT on Macs. Otherwise
61 nothing will appear on the screen (xmon writes directly to the
62 framebuffer memory).
63 The cmdline option 'xmon' or 'xmon=early' will drop into xmon
64 very early during boot. 'xmon=on' will just enable the xmon
65 debugger hooks. 'xmon=off' will disable the debugger hooks
66 if CONFIG_XMON_DEFAULT is set.
Olaf Hering26c8af52006-09-08 16:29:21 +020067 xmon will print a backtrace on the very first invocation.
68 'xmon=nobt' will disable this autobacktrace.
Paul Mackerrasff642082005-10-10 22:15:52 +100069
70config XMON_DEFAULT
71 bool "Enable xmon by default"
72 depends on XMON
73 help
74 xmon is normally disabled unless booted with 'xmon=on'.
75 Use 'xmon=off' to disable xmon init during runtime.
76
Michael Ellermane0426042006-11-23 00:46:45 +010077config XMON_DISASSEMBLY
78 bool "Include disassembly support in xmon"
79 depends on XMON
80 default y
81 help
82 Include support for disassembling in xmon. You probably want
83 to say Y here, unless you're building for a memory-constrained
84 system.
85
Jason Wessel17ce4522008-07-23 11:30:15 -050086config DEBUGGER
87 bool
88 depends on KGDB || XMON
89 default y
90
Paul Mackerrasff642082005-10-10 22:15:52 +100091config IRQSTACKS
92 bool "Use separate kernel stacks when processing interrupts"
Paul Mackerrasff642082005-10-10 22:15:52 +100093 help
94 If you say Y here the kernel will use separate kernel stacks
95 for handling hard and soft interrupts. This can help avoid
96 overflowing the process kernel stacks.
Paul Mackerras14cf11a2005-09-26 16:04:21 +100097
Michael Ellerman60b332e2007-08-28 18:47:57 +100098config VIRQ_DEBUG
99 bool "Expose hardware/virtual IRQ mapping via debugfs"
100 depends on DEBUG_FS && PPC_MERGE
101 help
102 This option will show the mapping relationship between hardware irq
103 numbers and virtual irq numbers. The mapping is exposed via debugfs
104 in the file powerpc/virq_mapping.
105
106 If you don't know what this means you don't need it.
107
Paul Mackerras14cf11a2005-09-26 16:04:21 +1000108config BDI_SWITCH
109 bool "Include BDI-2000 user context switcher"
Paul Mackerrasff642082005-10-10 22:15:52 +1000110 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && PPC32
Paul Mackerras14cf11a2005-09-26 16:04:21 +1000111 help
112 Include in-kernel support for the Abatron BDI2000 debugger.
113 Unless you are intending to debug the kernel with one of these
114 machines, say N here.
115
116config BOOTX_TEXT
117 bool "Support for early boot text console (BootX or OpenFirmware only)"
Adrian Bunk247537b2007-09-26 20:02:52 +0200118 depends on PPC_OF && PPC_MULTIPLATFORM
Paul Mackerras14cf11a2005-09-26 16:04:21 +1000119 help
120 Say Y here to see progress messages from the boot firmware in text
121 mode. Requires either BootX or Open Firmware.
122
Michael Ellerman485a2d52006-05-09 16:03:51 +1000123config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG
124 bool "Early debugging (dangerous)"
Hollis Blanchardbbf45ba2008-04-16 23:28:09 -0500125 # PPC_EARLY_DEBUG on 440 leaves AS=1 mappings above the TLB high water
126 # mark, which doesn't work with current 440 KVM.
127 depends on !KVM
Benjamin Herrenschmidt7ee17462007-12-11 14:48:24 +1100128 help
129 Say Y to enable some early debugging facilities that may be available
130 for your processor/board combination. Those facilities are hacks
131 intended to debug problems early during boot, this should not be
132 enabled in a production kernel.
133 Note that enabling this will also cause the kernel default log level
134 to be pushed to max automatically very early during boot
Michael Ellerman485a2d52006-05-09 16:03:51 +1000135
Michael Ellerman296167a2006-01-11 11:54:09 +1100136choice
Michael Ellerman485a2d52006-05-09 16:03:51 +1000137 prompt "Early debugging console"
138 depends on PPC_EARLY_DEBUG
Michael Ellerman296167a2006-01-11 11:54:09 +1100139 help
Michael Ellerman485a2d52006-05-09 16:03:51 +1000140 Use the selected console for early debugging. Careful, if you
141 enable debugging for the wrong type of machine your kernel
142 _will not boot_.
Michael Ellerman296167a2006-01-11 11:54:09 +1100143
144config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_LPAR
145 bool "LPAR HV Console"
146 depends on PPC_PSERIES
147 help
148 Select this to enable early debugging for a machine with a HVC
149 console on vterm 0.
150
151config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_G5
152 bool "Apple G5"
153 depends on PPC_PMAC64
154 help
155 Select this to enable early debugging for Apple G5 machines.
156
Michael Ellermancc46bb92006-06-23 18:20:16 +1000157config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_RTAS_PANEL
Michael Ellerman296167a2006-01-11 11:54:09 +1100158 bool "RTAS Panel"
159 depends on PPC_RTAS
160 help
161 Select this to enable early debugging via the RTAS panel.
162
Michael Ellermancc46bb92006-06-23 18:20:16 +1000163config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_RTAS_CONSOLE
164 bool "RTAS Console"
165 depends on PPC_RTAS
166 select UDBG_RTAS_CONSOLE
167 help
168 Select this to enable early debugging via the RTAS console.
169
Michael Ellerman296167a2006-01-11 11:54:09 +1100170config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_MAPLE
171 bool "Maple real mode"
172 depends on PPC_MAPLE
173 help
174 Select this to enable early debugging for Maple.
175
176config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_ISERIES
177 bool "iSeries HV Console"
178 depends on PPC_ISERIES
179 help
180 Select this to enable early debugging for legacy iSeries. You need
181 to hit "Ctrl-x Ctrl-x" to see the messages on the console.
182
Olof Johansson39c870d2007-02-04 16:36:49 -0600183config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_PAS_REALMODE
184 bool "PA Semi real mode"
185 depends on PPC_PASEMI
186 help
187 Select this to enable early debugging for PA Semi.
188 Output will be on UART0.
189
Ishizaki Kouc347b792007-02-02 16:47:17 +0900190config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_BEAT
191 bool "Beat HV Console"
192 depends on PPC_CELLEB
193 select PPC_UDBG_BEAT
194 help
195 Select this to enable early debugging for Celleb with Beat.
196
David Gibsond9b55a02007-05-08 12:59:31 +1000197config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x
198 bool "Early serial debugging for IBM/AMCC 44x CPUs"
199 depends on 44x
David Gibsond9b55a02007-05-08 12:59:31 +1000200 help
201 Select this to enable early debugging for IBM 44x chips via the
Hugh Blemings6bbc5472007-12-21 15:39:28 +1100202 inbuilt serial port. If you enable this, ensure you set
203 PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x_PHYSLOW below to suit your target board.
David Gibsond9b55a02007-05-08 12:59:31 +1000204
Benjamin Herrenschmidt9dae8af2007-12-21 15:39:26 +1100205config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_40x
206 bool "Early serial debugging for IBM/AMCC 40x CPUs"
207 depends on 40x
208 help
209 Select this to enable early debugging for IBM 40x chips via the
210 inbuilt serial port. This works on chips with a 16550 compatible
211 UART. Xilinx chips with uartlite cannot use this option.
212
Scott Woodc374e002007-07-16 11:43:43 -0500213config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM
214 bool "Early serial debugging for Freescale CPM-based serial ports"
215 depends on SERIAL_CPM
216 select PIN_TLB if PPC_8xx
217 help
218 Select this to enable early debugging for Freescale chips
219 using a CPM-based serial port. This assumes that the bootwrapper
220 has run, and set up the CPM in a particular way.
221
Michael Ellerman296167a2006-01-11 11:54:09 +1100222endchoice
223
David Gibsond9b55a02007-05-08 12:59:31 +1000224config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x_PHYSLOW
225 hex "Low 32 bits of early debug UART physical address"
Adrian Bunk247537b2007-09-26 20:02:52 +0200226 depends on PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x
David Gibsond9b55a02007-05-08 12:59:31 +1000227 default "0x40000200"
Hugh Blemings6bbc5472007-12-21 15:39:28 +1100228 help
229 You probably want 0x40000200 for ebony boards and
230 0x40000300 for taishan
David Gibsond9b55a02007-05-08 12:59:31 +1000231
232config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x_PHYSHIGH
233 hex "EPRN of early debug UART physical address"
Adrian Bunk247537b2007-09-26 20:02:52 +0200234 depends on PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x
David Gibsond9b55a02007-05-08 12:59:31 +1000235 default "0x1"
236
Benjamin Herrenschmidt9dae8af2007-12-21 15:39:26 +1100237config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_40x_PHYSADDR
238 hex "Early debug UART physical address"
239 depends on PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_40x
240 default "0xef600300"
241
Scott Woodc374e002007-07-16 11:43:43 -0500242config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM_ADDR
243 hex "CPM UART early debug transmit descriptor address"
244 depends on PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM
Scott Wood15f8c602007-09-28 14:06:16 -0500245 default "0xfa202008" if PPC_EP88XC
Laurent Pinchartc2dd3522008-04-10 17:01:59 +0200246 default "0xf0001ff8" if CPM2
Scott Wood15f8c602007-09-28 14:06:16 -0500247 default "0xff002008" if CPM1
Scott Woodc374e002007-07-16 11:43:43 -0500248 help
249 This specifies the address of the transmit descriptor
250 used for early debug output. Because it is needed before
251 platform probing is done, all platforms selected must
252 share the same address.
253
Paul Mackerras14cf11a2005-09-26 16:04:21 +1000254endmenu