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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/mips/Kconfig.debug')
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1 files changed, 90 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug index 364ca893880..3a2b775e845 100644 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug @@ -6,33 +6,78 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT source "lib/Kconfig.debug" +config EARLY_PRINTK + bool "Early printk" if EXPERT + depends on SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK + default y + help + This option enables special console drivers which allow the kernel + to print messages very early in the bootup process. + + This is useful for kernel debugging when your machine crashes very + early before the console code is initialized. For normal operation, + it is not recommended because it looks ugly on some machines and + doesn't cooperate with an X server. You should normally say N here, + unless you want to debug such a crash. + +config EARLY_PRINTK_8250 + bool + depends on EARLY_PRINTK && USE_GENERIC_EARLY_PRINTK_8250 + default y + help + "8250/16550 and compatible serial early printk driver" + If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a 8250/16550 serial + port as the boot console. + +config USE_GENERIC_EARLY_PRINTK_8250 + bool + +config CMDLINE_BOOL + bool "Built-in kernel command line" + default n + help + For most systems, it is firmware or second stage bootloader that + by default specifies the kernel command line options. However, + it might be necessary or advantageous to either override the + default kernel command line or add a few extra options to it. + For such cases, this option allows you to hardcode your own + command line options directly into the kernel. For that, you + should choose 'Y' here, and fill in the extra boot arguments + in CONFIG_CMDLINE. + + The built-in options will be concatenated to the default command + line if CMDLINE_OVERRIDE is set to 'N'. Otherwise, the default + command line will be ignored and replaced by the built-in string. + + Most MIPS systems will normally expect 'N' here and rely upon + the command line from the firmware or the second-stage bootloader. + config CMDLINE string "Default kernel command string" + depends on CMDLINE_BOOL default "" help On some platforms, there is currently no way for the boot loader to - pass arguments to the kernel. For these platforms, you can supply - some command-line options at build time by entering them here. In - other cases you can specify kernel args so that you don't have - to set them up in board prom initialization routines. - -config DEBUG_STACK_USAGE - bool "Enable stack utilization instrumentation" - depends on DEBUG_KERNEL - help - Enables the display of the minimum amount of free stack which each - task has ever had available in the sysrq-T and sysrq-P debug output. + pass arguments to the kernel. For these platforms, and for the cases + when you want to add some extra options to the command line or ignore + the default command line, you can supply some command-line options at + build time by entering them here. In other cases you can specify + kernel args so that you don't have to set them up in board prom + initialization routines. - This option will slow down process creation somewhat. + For more information, see the CMDLINE_BOOL and CMDLINE_OVERRIDE + options. -config SMTC_IDLE_HOOK_DEBUG - bool "Enable additional debug checks before going into CPU idle loop" - depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && MIPS_MT_SMTC +config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE + bool "Built-in command line overrides firmware arguments" + default n + depends on CMDLINE_BOOL help - This option enables Enable additional debug checks before going into - CPU idle loop. For details on these checks, see - arch/mips/kernel/smtc.c. This debugging option result in significant - overhead so should be disabled in production kernels. + By setting this option to 'Y' you will have your kernel ignore + command line arguments from firmware or second stage bootloader. + Instead, the built-in command line will be used exclusively. + + Normally, you will choose 'N' here. config SB1XXX_CORELIS bool "Corelis Debugger" @@ -51,4 +96,30 @@ config RUNTIME_DEBUG arch/mips/include/asm/debug.h for debugging macros. If unsure, say N. +config DEBUG_ZBOOT + bool "Enable compressed kernel support debugging" + depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT + default n + help + If you want to add compressed kernel support to a new board, and the + board supports uart16550 compatible serial port, please select + SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT_UART16550 for your board and enable this option to + debug it. + + If your board doesn't support uart16550 compatible serial port, you + can try to select SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT and use the other methods to + debug it. for example, add a new serial port support just as + arch/mips/boot/compressed/uart-16550.c does. + + After the compressed kernel support works, please disable this option + to reduce the kernel image size and speed up the booting procedure a + little. + +config SPINLOCK_TEST + bool "Enable spinlock timing tests in debugfs" + depends on DEBUG_FS + default n + help + Add several files to the debugfs to test spinlock speed. + endmenu |