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-rw-r--r--arch/arm/Kconfig.debug89
1 files changed, 59 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
index 81cbe40c159..b3dc1fa3084 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
@@ -65,13 +65,71 @@ config DEBUG_USER
# These options are only for real kernel hackers who want to get their hands dirty.
config DEBUG_LL
- bool "Kernel low-level debugging functions"
+ 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.
+
+endchoice
+
config EARLY_PRINTK
bool "Early printk"
depends on DEBUG_LL
@@ -80,18 +138,6 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK
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
@@ -100,23 +146,6 @@ config OC_ETM
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"