1 files changed, 27 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index d2099f41aa1e..ba106db5a65b 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ config DEBUG_FS
           debugging files into.  Enable this option to be able to read and
           write to these files.
 
+          For detailed documentation on the debugfs API, see
+          Documentation/DocBook/filesystems.
+
           If unsure, say N.
 
 config HEADERS_CHECK
@@ -419,7 +422,6 @@ config DEBUG_LOCKING_API_SELFTESTS
 
 config STACKTRACE
         bool
-        depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
         depends on STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
 
 config DEBUG_KOBJECT
@@ -531,16 +533,34 @@ config BOOT_PRINTK_DELAY
 config RCU_TORTURE_TEST
         tristate "torture tests for RCU"
         depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-        depends on m
         default n
         help
           This option provides a kernel module that runs torture tests
           on the RCU infrastructure.  The kernel module may be built
           after the fact on the running kernel to be tested, if desired.
 
+          Say Y here if you want RCU torture tests to be built into
+          the kernel.
           Say M if you want the RCU torture tests to build as a module.
           Say N if you are unsure.
 
+config RCU_TORTURE_TEST_RUNNABLE
+        bool "torture tests for RCU runnable by default"
+        depends on RCU_TORTURE_TEST = y
+        default n
+        help
+          This option provides a way to build the RCU torture tests
+          directly into the kernel without them starting up at boot
+          time.  You can use /proc/sys/kernel/rcutorture_runnable
+          to manually override this setting.  This /proc file is
+          available only when the RCU torture tests have been built
+          into the kernel.
+
+          Say Y here if you want the RCU torture tests to start during
+          boot (you probably don't).
+          Say N here if you want the RCU torture tests to start only
+          after being manually enabled via /proc.
+
 config KPROBES_SANITY_TEST
         bool "Kprobes sanity tests"
         depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
@@ -563,6 +583,9 @@ config BACKTRACE_SELF_TEST
           for distributions or general kernels, but only for kernel
           developers working on architecture code.
 
+          Note that if you want to also test saved backtraces, you will
+          have to enable STACKTRACE as well.
+
           Say N if you are unsure.
 
 config LKDTM
@@ -634,6 +657,8 @@ config LATENCYTOP
           Enable this option if you want to use the LatencyTOP tool
           to find out which userspace is blocking on what kernel operations.
 
+source kernel/trace/Kconfig
+
 config PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT
         bool "Remote debugging over FireWire early on boot"
         depends on PCI && X86