| Peter Oberparleiter | 2521f2c | 2009-06-17 16:28:08 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | menu "GCOV-based kernel profiling" | 
|  | 2 |  | 
|  | 3 | config GCOV_KERNEL | 
|  | 4 | bool "Enable gcov-based kernel profiling" | 
| Josh Triplett | d2c3225 | 2011-06-15 15:08:47 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 5 | depends on DEBUG_FS | 
|  | 6 | select CONSTRUCTORS | 
| Peter Oberparleiter | 2521f2c | 2009-06-17 16:28:08 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 7 | default n | 
|  | 8 | ---help--- | 
|  | 9 | This option enables gcov-based code profiling (e.g. for code coverage | 
|  | 10 | measurements). | 
|  | 11 |  | 
|  | 12 | If unsure, say N. | 
|  | 13 |  | 
|  | 14 | Additionally specify CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y to get profiling data | 
|  | 15 | for the entire kernel. To enable profiling for specific files or | 
|  | 16 | directories, add a line similar to the following to the respective | 
|  | 17 | Makefile: | 
|  | 18 |  | 
|  | 19 | For a single file (e.g. main.o): | 
|  | 20 | GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := y | 
|  | 21 |  | 
|  | 22 | For all files in one directory: | 
|  | 23 | GCOV_PROFILE := y | 
|  | 24 |  | 
|  | 25 | To exclude files from being profiled even when CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL | 
|  | 26 | is specified, use: | 
|  | 27 |  | 
|  | 28 | GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := n | 
|  | 29 | and: | 
|  | 30 | GCOV_PROFILE := n | 
|  | 31 |  | 
|  | 32 | Note that the debugfs filesystem has to be mounted to access | 
|  | 33 | profiling data. | 
|  | 34 |  | 
|  | 35 | config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL | 
|  | 36 | bool "Profile entire Kernel" | 
|  | 37 | depends on GCOV_KERNEL | 
| Chris Smith | d4f7e51 | 2010-11-12 16:26:54 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 38 | depends on SUPERH || S390 || X86 || (PPC && EXPERIMENTAL) || MICROBLAZE | 
| Peter Oberparleiter | 2521f2c | 2009-06-17 16:28:08 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 39 | default n | 
|  | 40 | ---help--- | 
|  | 41 | This options activates profiling for the entire kernel. | 
|  | 42 |  | 
|  | 43 | If unsure, say N. | 
|  | 44 |  | 
|  | 45 | Note that a kernel compiled with profiling flags will be significantly | 
|  | 46 | larger and run slower. Also be sure to exclude files from profiling | 
|  | 47 | which are not linked to the kernel image to prevent linker errors. | 
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|  | 49 | endmenu |