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diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..45a5709eaaa4 --- /dev/null +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +menu "Kernel hacking" + +source "lib/Kconfig.debug" + +# RMK wants arm kernels compiled with frame pointers so hardwire this to y. +# 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 + default y + help + If you say N here, the resulting kernel will be slightly smaller and + faster. However, when a problem occurs with the kernel, the + information that is reported is severely limited. Most people + should say Y here. + +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 + +config DEBUG_WAITQ + bool "Wait queue debugging" + depends on DEBUG_KERNEL + +config DEBUG_ERRORS + bool "Verbose kernel error messages" + depends on DEBUG_KERNEL + help + This option controls verbose debugging information which can be + printed when the kernel detects an internal error. This debugging + information is useful to kernel hackers when tracking down problems, + but mostly meaningless to other people. It's safe to say Y unless + you are concerned with the code size or don't want to see these + messages. + + +# 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, printchar, printhex + in the kernel. This is helpful if you are debugging code that + executes before the console is initialized. + +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. + + It does include a timeout to ensure that the system does not + totally freeze when there is nothing connected to read. + +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_S3C2410_PORT + depends on DEBUG_LL && ARCH_S3C2410 + bool "Kernel low-level debugging messages via S3C2410 UART" + help + Say Y here if you want debug print routines to go to one of the + S3C2410 internal UARTs. The chosen UART must have been configured + before it is used. + +config DEBUG_S3C2410_UART + depends on ARCH_S3C2410 + int "S3C2410 UART to use for low-level debug" + default "0" + help + Choice for UART for kernel low-level using S3C2410 UARTS, + should be between zero and two. The port must have been + initalised by the boot-loader before use. + + The uncompressor code port configuration is now handled + by CONFIG_S3C2410_LOWLEVEL_UART_PORT. + +endmenu |