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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug index cd20ca0b4043..71a48a30fc84 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug @@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ config DEBUG_ENTRY Some of these sanity checks may slow down kernel entries and exits or otherwise impact performance. - This is currently used to help test NMI code. - If unsure, say N. config DEBUG_NMI_SELFTEST @@ -358,4 +356,61 @@ config PUNIT_ATOM_DEBUG The current power state can be read from /sys/kernel/debug/punit_atom/dev_power_state +choice + prompt "Choose kernel unwinder" + default FRAME_POINTER_UNWINDER + ---help--- + This determines which method will be used for unwinding kernel stack + traces for panics, oopses, bugs, warnings, perf, /proc/<pid>/stack, + livepatch, lockdep, and more. + +config FRAME_POINTER_UNWINDER + bool "Frame pointer unwinder" + select FRAME_POINTER + ---help--- + This option enables the frame pointer unwinder for unwinding kernel + stack traces. + + The unwinder itself is fast and it uses less RAM than the ORC + unwinder, but the kernel text size will grow by ~3% and the kernel's + overall performance will degrade by roughly 5-10%. + + This option is recommended if you want to use the livepatch + consistency model, as this is currently the only way to get a + reliable stack trace (CONFIG_HAVE_RELIABLE_STACKTRACE). + +config ORC_UNWINDER + bool "ORC unwinder" + depends on X86_64 + select STACK_VALIDATION + ---help--- + This option enables the ORC (Oops Rewind Capability) unwinder for + unwinding kernel stack traces. It uses a custom data format which is + a simplified version of the DWARF Call Frame Information standard. + + This unwinder is more accurate across interrupt entry frames than the + frame pointer unwinder. It also enables a 5-10% performance + improvement across the entire kernel compared to frame pointers. + + Enabling this option will increase the kernel's runtime memory usage + by roughly 2-4MB, depending on your kernel config. + +config GUESS_UNWINDER + bool "Guess unwinder" + depends on EXPERT + ---help--- + This option enables the "guess" unwinder for unwinding kernel stack + traces. It scans the stack and reports every kernel text address it + finds. Some of the addresses it reports may be incorrect. + + While this option often produces false positives, it can still be + useful in many cases. Unlike the other unwinders, it has no runtime + overhead. + +endchoice + +config FRAME_POINTER + depends on !ORC_UNWINDER && !GUESS_UNWINDER + bool + endmenu |