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authorJason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>2008-08-01 09:39:34 -0400
committerJason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>2008-08-01 09:39:34 -0400
commit5f5ddfb3605d2a4f555a7ff034859e623eafcd27 (patch)
treef3a79d9f0ba631ed8d5e10560ab6cca2debe2f65 /lib/Kconfig.kgdb
parent94ad374a0751f40d25e22e036c37f7263569d24c (diff)
kgdb: remove the requirement for CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
There is no technical reason that the kgdb core requires frame pointers. It is up to the end user of KGDB to decide if they need them or not. [ anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp: removed frame pointers on mips ] Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
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diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
index 2cfd2721f7ed..9b5d1d7f2ef7 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
4 4
5menuconfig KGDB 5menuconfig KGDB
6 bool "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb" 6 bool "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb"
7 select FRAME_POINTER
8 depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB 7 depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
9 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL 8 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL
10 help 9 help
11 If you say Y here, it will be possible to remotely debug the 10 If you say Y here, it will be possible to remotely debug the
12 kernel using gdb. Documentation of kernel debugger is available 11 kernel using gdb. It is recommended but not required, that
13 at http://kgdb.sourceforge.net as well as in DocBook form 12 you also turn on the kernel config option
14 in Documentation/DocBook/. If unsure, say N. 13 CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER to aid in producing more reliable stack
14 backtraces in the external debugger. Documentation of
15 kernel debugger is available at http://kgdb.sourceforge.net
16 as well as in DocBook form in Documentation/DocBook/. If
17 unsure, say N.
15 18
16if KGDB 19if KGDB
17 20