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+menuconfig INSTRUMENTATION
+        bool "Instrumentation Support"
+        default y
+        ---help---
+          Say Y here to get to see options related to performance measurement,
+          system-wide debugging, and testing. This option alone does not add any
+          kernel code.
+
+          If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and
+          disabled. If you're trying to debug the kernel itself, go see the
+          Kernel Hacking menu.
+
+if INSTRUMENTATION
+
+config PROFILING
+        bool "Profiling support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+        help
+          Say Y here to enable the extended profiling support mechanisms used
+          by profilers such as OProfile.
+
+config OPROFILE
+        tristate "OProfile system profiling (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+        depends on PROFILING
+        depends on ALPHA || ARM || BLACKFIN || X86_32 || IA64 || M32R || MIPS || PARISC || PPC || S390 || SUPERH || SPARC || X86_64
+        help
+          OProfile is a profiling system capable of profiling the
+          whole system, include the kernel, kernel modules, libraries,
+          and applications.
+
+          If unsure, say N.
+
+config KPROBES
+        bool "Kprobes"
+        depends on KALLSYMS && MODULES
+        depends on X86_32 || IA64 || PPC || S390 || SPARC64 || X86_64 || AVR32
+        help
+          Kprobes allows you to trap at almost any kernel address and
+          execute a callback function.  register_kprobe() establishes
+          a probepoint and specifies the callback.  Kprobes is useful
+          for kernel debugging, non-intrusive instrumentation and testing.
+          If in doubt, say "N".
+
+endif # INSTRUMENTATION