[ARM] 5386/2: unwind: Add Makefile and Kconfig entries for ARM stack unwinding
This patch also makes the frame pointer default to y only if
!ARM_UNWIND. LOCKDEP no longer selects FRAME_POINTER if ARM_UNWIND is
enabled.
Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
index 192ee01..35f8db3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2,18 +2,29 @@
source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
-# RMK wants arm kernels compiled with frame pointers so hardwire this to y.
+# RMK wants arm kernels compiled with frame pointers or stack unwinding.
# If you know what you are doing and are willing to live without stack
# traces, you can get a slightly smaller kernel by setting this option to
# n, but then RMK will have to kill you ;).
config FRAME_POINTER
bool
- default y
+ default y if !ARM_UNWIND
help
If you say N here, the resulting kernel will be slightly smaller and
- faster. However, when a problem occurs with the kernel, the
- information that is reported is severely limited. Most people
- should say Y here.
+ faster. However, if neither FRAME_POINTER nor ARM_UNWIND are enabled,
+ when a problem occurs with the kernel, the information that is
+ reported is severely limited.
+
+config ARM_UNWIND
+ bool "Enable stack unwinding support"
+ depends on AEABI && EXPERIMENTAL
+ default y
+ help
+ This option enables stack unwinding support in the kernel
+ using the information automatically generated by the
+ compiler. The resulting kernel image is slightly bigger but
+ the performance is not affected. Currently, this feature
+ only works with EABI compilers. If unsure say Y.
config DEBUG_USER
bool "Verbose user fault messages"