1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index a609235a517f..a314e663d517 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -195,6 +195,20 @@ config FRAME_POINTER
           some architectures or if you use external debuggers.
           If you don't debug the kernel, you can say N.
 
+config FORCED_INLINING
+        bool "Force gcc to inline functions marked 'inline'"
+        depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+        default y
+        help
+          This option determines if the kernel forces gcc to inline the functions
+          developers have marked 'inline'. Doing so takes away freedom from gcc to
+          do what it thinks is best, which is desirable for the gcc 3.x series of
+          compilers. The gcc 4.x series have a rewritten inlining algorithm and
+          disabling this option will generate a smaller kernel there. Hopefully
+          this algorithm is so good that allowing gcc4 to make the decision can
+          become the default in the future, until then this option is there to
+          test gcc for this.
+
 config RCU_TORTURE_TEST
         tristate "torture tests for RCU"
         depends on DEBUG_KERNEL