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diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 1ea0d1234f4a..5efeb4229ea0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -329,6 +329,27 @@ config POWER_TRACER
           power management decisions, specifically the C-state and P-state
           behavior.
 
+config KSYM_TRACER
+        bool "Trace read and write access on kernel memory locations"
+        depends on HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+        select TRACING
+        help
+          This tracer helps find read and write operations on any given kernel
+          symbol i.e. /proc/kallsyms.
+
+config PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER
+        bool "Profile all kernel memory accesses on 'watched' variables"
+        depends on KSYM_TRACER
+        help
+          This tracer profiles kernel accesses on variables watched through the
+          ksym tracer ftrace plugin. Depending upon the hardware, all read
+          and write operations on kernel variables can be monitored for
+          accesses.
+
+          The results will be displayed in:
+          /debugfs/tracing/profile_ksym
+
+          Say N if unsure.
 
 config STACK_TRACER
         bool "Trace max stack"