1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig.debug b/arch/i386/Kconfig.debug
index bfb2064f7104..5228c40a6fb2 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig.debug
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK
 config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
         bool "Check for stack overflows"
         depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+        help
+          This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
+          drops below a certain limit.
 
 config KPROBES
         bool "Kprobes"