|  | # Put here option for CPU selection and depending optimization | 
|  | if !X86_ELAN | 
|  |  | 
|  | choice | 
|  | prompt "Processor family" | 
|  | default M686 if X86_32 | 
|  | default GENERIC_CPU if X86_64 | 
|  |  | 
|  | config M386 | 
|  | bool "386" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 && !UML | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | This is the processor type of your CPU. This information is used for | 
|  | optimizing purposes. In order to compile a kernel that can run on | 
|  | all x86 CPU types (albeit not optimally fast), you can specify | 
|  | "386" here. | 
|  |  | 
|  | The kernel will not necessarily run on earlier architectures than | 
|  | the one you have chosen, e.g. a Pentium optimized kernel will run on | 
|  | a PPro, but not necessarily on a i486. | 
|  |  | 
|  | Here are the settings recommended for greatest speed: | 
|  | - "386" for the AMD/Cyrix/Intel 386DX/DXL/SL/SLC/SX, Cyrix/TI | 
|  | 486DLC/DLC2, and UMC 486SX-S.  Only "386" kernels will run on a 386 | 
|  | class machine. | 
|  | - "486" for the AMD/Cyrix/IBM/Intel 486DX/DX2/DX4 or | 
|  | SL/SLC/SLC2/SLC3/SX/SX2 and UMC U5D or U5S. | 
|  | - "586" for generic Pentium CPUs lacking the TSC | 
|  | (time stamp counter) register. | 
|  | - "Pentium-Classic" for the Intel Pentium. | 
|  | - "Pentium-MMX" for the Intel Pentium MMX. | 
|  | - "Pentium-Pro" for the Intel Pentium Pro. | 
|  | - "Pentium-II" for the Intel Pentium II or pre-Coppermine Celeron. | 
|  | - "Pentium-III" for the Intel Pentium III or Coppermine Celeron. | 
|  | - "Pentium-4" for the Intel Pentium 4 or P4-based Celeron. | 
|  | - "K6" for the AMD K6, K6-II and K6-III (aka K6-3D). | 
|  | - "Athlon" for the AMD K7 family (Athlon/Duron/Thunderbird). | 
|  | - "Crusoe" for the Transmeta Crusoe series. | 
|  | - "Efficeon" for the Transmeta Efficeon series. | 
|  | - "Winchip-C6" for original IDT Winchip. | 
|  | - "Winchip-2" for IDT Winchips with 3dNow! capabilities. | 
|  | - "GeodeGX1" for Geode GX1 (Cyrix MediaGX). | 
|  | - "Geode GX/LX" For AMD Geode GX and LX processors. | 
|  | - "CyrixIII/VIA C3" for VIA Cyrix III or VIA C3. | 
|  | - "VIA C3-2" for VIA C3-2 "Nehemiah" (model 9 and above). | 
|  | - "VIA C7" for VIA C7. | 
|  |  | 
|  | If you don't know what to do, choose "386". | 
|  |  | 
|  | config M486 | 
|  | bool "486" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for a 486 series processor, either Intel or one of the | 
|  | compatible processors from AMD, Cyrix, IBM, or Intel.  Includes DX, | 
|  | DX2, and DX4 variants; also SL/SLC/SLC2/SLC3/SX/SX2 and UMC U5D or | 
|  | U5S. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config M586 | 
|  | bool "586/K5/5x86/6x86/6x86MX" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for an 586 or 686 series processor such as the AMD K5, | 
|  | the Cyrix 5x86, 6x86 and 6x86MX.  This choice does not | 
|  | assume the RDTSC (Read Time Stamp Counter) instruction. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config M586TSC | 
|  | bool "Pentium-Classic" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for a Pentium Classic processor with the RDTSC (Read | 
|  | Time Stamp Counter) instruction for benchmarking. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config M586MMX | 
|  | bool "Pentium-MMX" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for a Pentium with the MMX graphics/multimedia | 
|  | extended instructions. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config M686 | 
|  | bool "Pentium-Pro" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for Intel Pentium Pro chips.  This enables the use of | 
|  | Pentium Pro extended instructions, and disables the init-time guard | 
|  | against the f00f bug found in earlier Pentiums. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MPENTIUMII | 
|  | bool "Pentium-II/Celeron(pre-Coppermine)" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for Intel chips based on the Pentium-II and | 
|  | pre-Coppermine Celeron core.  This option enables an unaligned | 
|  | copy optimization, compiles the kernel with optimization flags | 
|  | tailored for the chip, and applies any applicable Pentium Pro | 
|  | optimizations. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MPENTIUMIII | 
|  | bool "Pentium-III/Celeron(Coppermine)/Pentium-III Xeon" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for Intel chips based on the Pentium-III and | 
|  | Celeron-Coppermine core.  This option enables use of some | 
|  | extended prefetch instructions in addition to the Pentium II | 
|  | extensions. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MPENTIUMM | 
|  | bool "Pentium M" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for Intel Pentium M (not Pentium-4 M) | 
|  | notebook chips. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MPENTIUM4 | 
|  | bool "Pentium-4/Celeron(P4-based)/Pentium-4 M/older Xeon" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for Intel Pentium 4 chips.  This includes the | 
|  | Pentium 4, Pentium D, P4-based Celeron and Xeon, and | 
|  | Pentium-4 M (not Pentium M) chips.  This option enables compile | 
|  | flags optimized for the chip, uses the correct cache line size, and | 
|  | applies any applicable optimizations. | 
|  |  | 
|  | CPUIDs: F[0-6][1-A] (in /proc/cpuinfo show = cpu family : 15 ) | 
|  |  | 
|  | Select this for: | 
|  | Pentiums (Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron, Celeron D) corename: | 
|  | -Willamette | 
|  | -Northwood | 
|  | -Mobile Pentium 4 | 
|  | -Mobile Pentium 4 M | 
|  | -Extreme Edition (Gallatin) | 
|  | -Prescott | 
|  | -Prescott 2M | 
|  | -Cedar Mill | 
|  | -Presler | 
|  | -Smithfiled | 
|  | Xeons (Intel Xeon, Xeon MP, Xeon LV, Xeon MV) corename: | 
|  | -Foster | 
|  | -Prestonia | 
|  | -Gallatin | 
|  | -Nocona | 
|  | -Irwindale | 
|  | -Cranford | 
|  | -Potomac | 
|  | -Paxville | 
|  | -Dempsey | 
|  |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MK6 | 
|  | bool "K6/K6-II/K6-III" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for an AMD K6-family processor.  Enables use of | 
|  | some extended instructions, and passes appropriate optimization | 
|  | flags to GCC. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MK7 | 
|  | bool "Athlon/Duron/K7" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for an AMD Athlon K7-family processor.  Enables use of | 
|  | some extended instructions, and passes appropriate optimization | 
|  | flags to GCC. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MK8 | 
|  | bool "Opteron/Athlon64/Hammer/K8" | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for an AMD Opteron or Athlon64 Hammer-family processor. | 
|  | Enables use of some extended instructions, and passes appropriate | 
|  | optimization flags to GCC. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MCRUSOE | 
|  | bool "Crusoe" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for a Transmeta Crusoe processor.  Treats the processor | 
|  | like a 586 with TSC, and sets some GCC optimization flags (like a | 
|  | Pentium Pro with no alignment requirements). | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MEFFICEON | 
|  | bool "Efficeon" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for a Transmeta Efficeon processor. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MWINCHIPC6 | 
|  | bool "Winchip-C6" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for an IDT Winchip C6 chip.  Linux and GCC | 
|  | treat this chip as a 586TSC with some extended instructions | 
|  | and alignment requirements. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MWINCHIP3D | 
|  | bool "Winchip-2/Winchip-2A/Winchip-3" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for an IDT Winchip-2, 2A or 3.  Linux and GCC | 
|  | treat this chip as a 586TSC with some extended instructions | 
|  | and alignment requirements.  Also enable out of order memory | 
|  | stores for this CPU, which can increase performance of some | 
|  | operations. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MGEODEGX1 | 
|  | bool "GeodeGX1" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for a Geode GX1 (Cyrix MediaGX) chip. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MGEODE_LX | 
|  | bool "Geode GX/LX" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for AMD Geode GX and LX processors. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MCYRIXIII | 
|  | bool "CyrixIII/VIA-C3" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for a Cyrix III or C3 chip.  Presently Linux and GCC | 
|  | treat this chip as a generic 586. Whilst the CPU is 686 class, | 
|  | it lacks the cmov extension which gcc assumes is present when | 
|  | generating 686 code. | 
|  | Note that Nehemiah (Model 9) and above will not boot with this | 
|  | kernel due to them lacking the 3DNow! instructions used in earlier | 
|  | incarnations of the CPU. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MVIAC3_2 | 
|  | bool "VIA C3-2 (Nehemiah)" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for a VIA C3 "Nehemiah". Selecting this enables usage | 
|  | of SSE and tells gcc to treat the CPU as a 686. | 
|  | Note, this kernel will not boot on older (pre model 9) C3s. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MVIAC7 | 
|  | bool "VIA C7" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Select this for a VIA C7.  Selecting this uses the correct cache | 
|  | shift and tells gcc to treat the CPU as a 686. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MPSC | 
|  | bool "Intel P4 / older Netburst based Xeon" | 
|  | depends on X86_64 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Optimize for Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D and older Nocona/Dempsey | 
|  | Xeon CPUs with Intel 64bit which is compatible with x86-64. | 
|  | Note that the latest Xeons (Xeon 51xx and 53xx) are not based on the | 
|  | Netburst core and shouldn't use this option. You can distinguish them | 
|  | using the cpu family field | 
|  | in /proc/cpuinfo. Family 15 is an older Xeon, Family 6 a newer one. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MCORE2 | 
|  | bool "Core 2/newer Xeon" | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  |  | 
|  | Select this for Intel Core 2 and newer Core 2 Xeons (Xeon 51xx and | 
|  | 53xx) CPUs. You can distinguish newer from older Xeons by the CPU | 
|  | family in /proc/cpuinfo. Newer ones have 6 and older ones 15 | 
|  | (not a typo) | 
|  |  | 
|  | config MATOM | 
|  | bool "Intel Atom" | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  |  | 
|  | Select this for the Intel Atom platform. Intel Atom CPUs have an | 
|  | in-order pipelining architecture and thus can benefit from | 
|  | accordingly optimized code. Use a recent GCC with specific Atom | 
|  | support in order to fully benefit from selecting this option. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config GENERIC_CPU | 
|  | bool "Generic-x86-64" | 
|  | depends on X86_64 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Generic x86-64 CPU. | 
|  | Run equally well on all x86-64 CPUs. | 
|  |  | 
|  | endchoice | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_GENERIC | 
|  | bool "Generic x86 support" | 
|  | depends on X86_32 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Instead of just including optimizations for the selected | 
|  | x86 variant (e.g. PII, Crusoe or Athlon), include some more | 
|  | generic optimizations as well. This will make the kernel | 
|  | perform better on x86 CPUs other than that selected. | 
|  |  | 
|  | This is really intended for distributors who need more | 
|  | generic optimizations. | 
|  |  | 
|  | endif | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_CPU | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | select GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT | 
|  | select GENERIC_FIND_NEXT_BIT | 
|  |  | 
|  | # | 
|  | # Define implied options from the CPU selection here | 
|  | config X86_INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT | 
|  | int | 
|  | default "12" if X86_VSMP | 
|  | default "7" if NUMA | 
|  | default X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_CMPXCHG | 
|  | def_bool X86_64 || (X86_32 && !M386) | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT | 
|  | int | 
|  | default "7" if MPENTIUM4 || MPSC | 
|  | default "6" if MK7 || MK8 || MPENTIUMM || MCORE2 || MATOM || MVIAC7 || X86_GENERIC || GENERIC_CPU | 
|  | default "4" if X86_ELAN || M486 || M386 || MGEODEGX1 | 
|  | default "5" if MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIPC6 || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK6 || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || MVIAC3_2 || MGEODE_LX | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_XADD | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on X86_32 && !M386 | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_PPRO_FENCE | 
|  | bool "PentiumPro memory ordering errata workaround" | 
|  | depends on M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || M486 || M386 || MGEODEGX1 | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | Old PentiumPro multiprocessor systems had errata that could cause | 
|  | memory operations to violate the x86 ordering standard in rare cases. | 
|  | Enabling this option will attempt to work around some (but not all) | 
|  | occurances of this problem, at the cost of much heavier spinlock and | 
|  | memory barrier operations. | 
|  |  | 
|  | If unsure, say n here. Even distro kernels should think twice before | 
|  | enabling this: there are few systems, and an unlikely bug. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_F00F_BUG | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || M486 || M386 | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_WP_WORKS_OK | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on !M386 | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_INVLPG | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on X86_32 && !M386 | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_BSWAP | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on X86_32 && !M386 | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_POPAD_OK | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on X86_32 && !M386 | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_ALIGNMENT_16 | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIPC6 || MCYRIXIII || X86_ELAN || MK6 || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || M486 || MVIAC3_2 || MGEODEGX1 | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_INTEL_USERCOPY | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M586MMX || X86_GENERIC || MK8 || MK7 || MEFFICEON || MCORE2 | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIPC6 || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || MK8 || MVIAC3_2 || MEFFICEON || MGEODE_LX || MCORE2 || MATOM | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_USE_3DNOW | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on (MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MGEODE_LX) && !UML | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_OOSTORE | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on (MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIPC6) && MTRR | 
|  |  | 
|  | # | 
|  | # P6_NOPs are a relatively minor optimization that require a family >= | 
|  | # 6 processor, except that it is broken on certain VIA chips. | 
|  | # Furthermore, AMD chips prefer a totally different sequence of NOPs | 
|  | # (which work on all CPUs).  In addition, it looks like Virtual PC | 
|  | # does not understand them. | 
|  | # | 
|  | # As a result, disallow these if we're not compiling for X86_64 (these | 
|  | # NOPs do work on all x86-64 capable chips); the list of processors in | 
|  | # the right-hand clause are the cores that benefit from this optimization. | 
|  | # | 
|  | config X86_P6_NOP | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on X86_64 | 
|  | depends on (MCORE2 || MPENTIUM4 || MPSC) | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_TSC | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on ((MWINCHIP3D || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || MK8 || MVIAC3_2 || MVIAC7 || MGEODEGX1 || MGEODE_LX || MCORE2 || MATOM) && !X86_NUMAQ) || X86_64 | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_CMPXCHG64 | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on X86_PAE || X86_64 || MCORE2 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || MATOM | 
|  |  | 
|  | # this should be set for all -march=.. options where the compiler | 
|  | # generates cmov. | 
|  | config X86_CMOV | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on (MK8 || MK7 || MCORE2 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || MVIAC3_2 || MVIAC7 || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || X86_64 || MATOM || MGEODE_LX) | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_MINIMUM_CPU_FAMILY | 
|  | int | 
|  | default "64" if X86_64 | 
|  | default "6" if X86_32 && X86_P6_NOP | 
|  | default "5" if X86_32 && X86_CMPXCHG64 | 
|  | default "4" if X86_32 && (X86_XADD || X86_CMPXCHG || X86_BSWAP || X86_WP_WORKS_OK) | 
|  | default "3" | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_DEBUGCTLMSR | 
|  | def_bool y | 
|  | depends on !(MK6 || MWINCHIPC6 || MWINCHIP3D || MCYRIXIII || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || M486 || M386) && !UML | 
|  |  | 
|  | menuconfig PROCESSOR_SELECT | 
|  | bool "Supported processor vendors" if EMBEDDED | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | This lets you choose what x86 vendor support code your kernel | 
|  | will include. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config CPU_SUP_INTEL | 
|  | default y | 
|  | bool "Support Intel processors" if PROCESSOR_SELECT | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | This enables detection, tunings and quirks for Intel processors | 
|  |  | 
|  | You need this enabled if you want your kernel to run on an | 
|  | Intel CPU. Disabling this option on other types of CPUs | 
|  | makes the kernel a tiny bit smaller. Disabling it on an Intel | 
|  | CPU might render the kernel unbootable. | 
|  |  | 
|  | If unsure, say N. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config CPU_SUP_CYRIX_32 | 
|  | default y | 
|  | bool "Support Cyrix processors" if PROCESSOR_SELECT | 
|  | depends on !64BIT | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | This enables detection, tunings and quirks for Cyrix processors | 
|  |  | 
|  | You need this enabled if you want your kernel to run on a | 
|  | Cyrix CPU. Disabling this option on other types of CPUs | 
|  | makes the kernel a tiny bit smaller. Disabling it on a Cyrix | 
|  | CPU might render the kernel unbootable. | 
|  |  | 
|  | If unsure, say N. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config CPU_SUP_AMD | 
|  | default y | 
|  | bool "Support AMD processors" if PROCESSOR_SELECT | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | This enables detection, tunings and quirks for AMD processors | 
|  |  | 
|  | You need this enabled if you want your kernel to run on an | 
|  | AMD CPU. Disabling this option on other types of CPUs | 
|  | makes the kernel a tiny bit smaller. Disabling it on an AMD | 
|  | CPU might render the kernel unbootable. | 
|  |  | 
|  | If unsure, say N. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config CPU_SUP_CENTAUR | 
|  | default y | 
|  | bool "Support Centaur processors" if PROCESSOR_SELECT | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | This enables detection, tunings and quirks for Centaur processors | 
|  |  | 
|  | You need this enabled if you want your kernel to run on a | 
|  | Centaur CPU. Disabling this option on other types of CPUs | 
|  | makes the kernel a tiny bit smaller. Disabling it on a Centaur | 
|  | CPU might render the kernel unbootable. | 
|  |  | 
|  | If unsure, say N. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config CPU_SUP_TRANSMETA_32 | 
|  | default y | 
|  | bool "Support Transmeta processors" if PROCESSOR_SELECT | 
|  | depends on !64BIT | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | This enables detection, tunings and quirks for Transmeta processors | 
|  |  | 
|  | You need this enabled if you want your kernel to run on a | 
|  | Transmeta CPU. Disabling this option on other types of CPUs | 
|  | makes the kernel a tiny bit smaller. Disabling it on a Transmeta | 
|  | CPU might render the kernel unbootable. | 
|  |  | 
|  | If unsure, say N. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config CPU_SUP_UMC_32 | 
|  | default y | 
|  | bool "Support UMC processors" if PROCESSOR_SELECT | 
|  | depends on !64BIT | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | This enables detection, tunings and quirks for UMC processors | 
|  |  | 
|  | You need this enabled if you want your kernel to run on a | 
|  | UMC CPU. Disabling this option on other types of CPUs | 
|  | makes the kernel a tiny bit smaller. Disabling it on a UMC | 
|  | CPU might render the kernel unbootable. | 
|  |  | 
|  | If unsure, say N. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_DS | 
|  | def_bool X86_PTRACE_BTS | 
|  | depends on X86_DEBUGCTLMSR | 
|  | select HAVE_HW_BRANCH_TRACER | 
|  |  | 
|  | config X86_PTRACE_BTS | 
|  | bool "Branch Trace Store" | 
|  | default y | 
|  | depends on X86_DEBUGCTLMSR | 
|  | depends on BROKEN | 
|  | ---help--- | 
|  | This adds a ptrace interface to the hardware's branch trace store. | 
|  |  | 
|  | Debuggers may use it to collect an execution trace of the debugged | 
|  | application in order to answer the question 'how did I get here?'. | 
|  | Debuggers may trace user mode as well as kernel mode. | 
|  |  | 
|  | Say Y unless there is no application development on this machine | 
|  | and you want to save a small amount of code size. |