| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | |
| 2 | menu "Profiling support" |
| 3 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL |
| 4 | |
| 5 | config PROFILING |
| 6 | bool "Profiling support (EXPERIMENTAL)" |
| 7 | help |
| 8 | Say Y here to enable the extended profiling support mechanisms used |
| 9 | by profilers such as OProfile. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | config OPROFILE |
| 12 | tristate "OProfile system profiling (EXPERIMENTAL)" |
| 13 | depends on PROFILING |
| 14 | help |
| 15 | OProfile is a profiling system capable of profiling the |
| 16 | whole system, include the kernel, kernel modules, libraries, |
| 17 | and applications. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Due to firmware bugs, you may need to use the "nohalt" boot |
| 20 | option if you're using OProfile with the hardware performance |
| 21 | counters. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | If unsure, say N. |
| 24 | |
| 25 | endmenu |
| 26 | |