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diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug new file mode 100644 index 00000000..81cbe40c --- /dev/null +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug @@ -0,0 +1,132 @@ +menu "Kernel hacking" + +source "lib/Kconfig.debug" + +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. + + 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" + 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. + +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 DEBUG_ICEDCC + bool "Kernel low-level debugging via EmbeddedICE DCC channel" + depends on DEBUG_LL + 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. + + It does include a timeout to ensure that the system does not + totally freeze when there is nothing connected to read. + +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. + +config DEBUG_DC21285_PORT + bool "Kernel low-level debugging messages via footbridge serial port" + depends on DEBUG_LL && FOOTBRIDGE + help + Say Y here if you want the debug print routines to direct their + output to the serial port in the DC21285 (Footbridge). Saying N + will cause the debug messages to appear on the first 16550 + serial port. + +config DEBUG_CLPS711X_UART2 + bool "Kernel low-level debugging messages via UART2" + depends on DEBUG_LL && 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. Saying N will + cause the debug messages to appear on the first serial port. + +config DEBUG_S3C_UART + depends on PLAT_SAMSUNG + int "S3C UART to use for low-level debug" + default "0" + help + Choice for UART for kernel low-level using S3C UARTS, + should be between zero and two. 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. + +endmenu |