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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst | 18 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst index 69a7d90c320a..46aae52a41d0 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst @@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ Configure the kernel with:: CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL=y -select the gcc's gcov format, default is autodetect based on gcc version:: - - CONFIG_GCOV_FORMAT_AUTODETECT=y - and to get coverage data for the entire kernel:: CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y @@ -169,6 +165,20 @@ b) gcov is run on the BUILD machine [user@build] gcov -o /tmp/coverage/tmp/out/init main.c +Note on compilers +----------------- + +GCC and LLVM gcov tools are not necessarily compatible. Use gcov_ to work with +GCC-generated .gcno and .gcda files, and use llvm-cov_ for Clang. + +.. _gcov: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Gcov.html +.. _llvm-cov: https://llvm.org/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-cov.html + +Build differences between GCC and Clang gcov are handled by Kconfig. It +automatically selects the appropriate gcov format depending on the detected +toolchain. + + Troubleshooting --------------- |