1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index e11934177030..a42d3ae39648 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ config STRIP_ASM_SYMS
           that look like '.Lxxx') so they don't pollute the output of
           get_wchan() and suchlike.
 
+config READABLE_ASM
+        bool "Generate readable assembler code"
+        depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+        help
+          Disable some compiler optimizations that tend to generate human unreadable
+          assembler output. This may make the kernel slightly slower, but it helps
+          to keep kernel developers who have to stare a lot at assembler listings
+          sane.
+
 config UNUSED_SYMBOLS
         bool "Enable unused/obsolete exported symbols"
         default y if X86