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2# Architectures that offer an FUNCTION_TRACER implementation should
3# select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER:
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6config USER_STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
7 bool
8
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9config NOP_TRACER
10 bool
11
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12config HAVE_FTRACE_NMI_ENTER
13 bool
14
606576ce 15config HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
16444a8a 16 bool
bc0c38d1 17
fb52607a 18config HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
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19 bool
20
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21config HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACE_MCOUNT_TEST
22 bool
23 help
24 This gets selected when the arch tests the function_trace_stop
25 variable at the mcount call site. Otherwise, this variable
26 is tested by the called function.
27
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28config HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
29 bool
30
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31config HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
32 bool
33
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34config HAVE_HW_BRANCH_TRACER
35 bool
36
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37config HAVE_FTRACE_SYSCALLS
38 bool
39
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40config TRACER_MAX_TRACE
41 bool
42
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43config RING_BUFFER
44 bool
45
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46config FTRACE_NMI_ENTER
47 bool
48 depends on HAVE_FTRACE_NMI_ENTER
49 default y
50
5f77a88b 51config EVENT_TRACING
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52 select CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER
53 bool
54
55config CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER
56 select MARKERS
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57 bool
58
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59# All tracer options should select GENERIC_TRACER. For those options that are
60# enabled by all tracers (context switch and event tracer) they select TRACING.
61# This allows those options to appear when no other tracer is selected. But the
62# options do not appear when something else selects it. We need the two options
63# GENERIC_TRACER and TRACING to avoid circular dependencies to accomplish the
64# hidding of the automatic options options.
65
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66config TRACING
67 bool
68 select DEBUG_FS
7a8e76a3 69 select RING_BUFFER
c2c80529 70 select STACKTRACE if STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
5f87f112 71 select TRACEPOINTS
f3384b28 72 select NOP_TRACER
769b0441 73 select BINARY_PRINTF
5f77a88b 74 select EVENT_TRACING
bc0c38d1 75
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76config GENERIC_TRACER
77 bool
78 select TRACING
79
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80#
81# Minimum requirements an architecture has to meet for us to
82# be able to offer generic tracing facilities:
83#
84config TRACING_SUPPORT
85 bool
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86 # PPC32 has no irqflags tracing support, but it can use most of the
87 # tracers anyway, they were tested to build and work. Note that new
88 # exceptions to this list aren't welcomed, better implement the
89 # irqflags tracing for your architecture.
90 depends on TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT || PPC32
40ada30f 91 depends on STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
422d3c7a 92 default y
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93
94if TRACING_SUPPORT
95
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96menuconfig FTRACE
97 bool "Tracers"
65b77242 98 default y if DEBUG_KERNEL
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99 help
100 Enable the kernel tracing infrastructure.
101
102if FTRACE
17d80fd0 103
606576ce 104config FUNCTION_TRACER
1b29b018 105 bool "Kernel Function Tracer"
606576ce 106 depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
1b29b018 107 select FRAME_POINTER
4d7a077c 108 select KALLSYMS
5e0a0939 109 select GENERIC_TRACER
35e8e302 110 select CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER
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111 help
112 Enable the kernel to trace every kernel function. This is done
113 by using a compiler feature to insert a small, 5-byte No-Operation
114 instruction to the beginning of every kernel function, which NOP
115 sequence is then dynamically patched into a tracer call when
116 tracing is enabled by the administrator. If it's runtime disabled
117 (the bootup default), then the overhead of the instructions is very
118 small and not measurable even in micro-benchmarks.
35e8e302 119
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120config FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
121 bool "Kernel Function Graph Tracer"
122 depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
15e6cb36 123 depends on FUNCTION_TRACER
eb4a0378 124 depends on !X86_32 || !CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
764f3b95 125 default y
15e6cb36 126 help
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127 Enable the kernel to trace a function at both its return
128 and its entry.
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129 Its first purpose is to trace the duration of functions and
130 draw a call graph for each thread with some information like
131 the return value. This is done by setting the current return
132 address on the current task structure into a stack of calls.
15e6cb36 133
bac429f0 134
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135config IRQSOFF_TRACER
136 bool "Interrupts-off Latency Tracer"
137 default n
138 depends on TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
139 depends on GENERIC_TIME
140 select TRACE_IRQFLAGS
5e0a0939 141 select GENERIC_TRACER
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142 select TRACER_MAX_TRACE
143 help
144 This option measures the time spent in irqs-off critical
145 sections, with microsecond accuracy.
146
147 The default measurement method is a maximum search, which is
148 disabled by default and can be runtime (re-)started
149 via:
150
151 echo 0 > /debugfs/tracing/tracing_max_latency
152
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153 (Note that kernel size and overhead increases with this option
154 enabled. This option and the preempt-off timing option can be
155 used together or separately.)
156
157config PREEMPT_TRACER
158 bool "Preemption-off Latency Tracer"
159 default n
160 depends on GENERIC_TIME
161 depends on PREEMPT
5e0a0939 162 select GENERIC_TRACER
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163 select TRACER_MAX_TRACE
164 help
165 This option measures the time spent in preemption off critical
166 sections, with microsecond accuracy.
167
168 The default measurement method is a maximum search, which is
169 disabled by default and can be runtime (re-)started
170 via:
171
172 echo 0 > /debugfs/tracing/tracing_max_latency
173
174 (Note that kernel size and overhead increases with this option
175 enabled. This option and the irqs-off timing option can be
176 used together or separately.)
177
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178config SYSPROF_TRACER
179 bool "Sysprof Tracer"
4d2df795 180 depends on X86
5e0a0939 181 select GENERIC_TRACER
b22f4858 182 select CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER
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183 help
184 This tracer provides the trace needed by the 'Sysprof' userspace
185 tool.
186
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187config SCHED_TRACER
188 bool "Scheduling Latency Tracer"
5e0a0939 189 select GENERIC_TRACER
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190 select CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER
191 select TRACER_MAX_TRACE
192 help
193 This tracer tracks the latency of the highest priority task
194 to be scheduled in, starting from the point it has woken up.
195
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196config ENABLE_DEFAULT_TRACERS
197 bool "Trace process context switches and events"
5e0a0939 198 depends on !GENERIC_TRACER
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199 select TRACING
200 help
201 This tracer hooks to various trace points in the kernel
202 allowing the user to pick and choose which trace point they
897f17a6 203 want to trace. It also includes the sched_switch tracer plugin.
a7abe97f 204
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205config FTRACE_SYSCALLS
206 bool "Trace syscalls"
207 depends on HAVE_FTRACE_SYSCALLS
5e0a0939 208 select GENERIC_TRACER
0ea1c415 209 select KALLSYMS
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210 help
211 Basic tracer to catch the syscall entry and exit events.
212
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213config BOOT_TRACER
214 bool "Trace boot initcalls"
5e0a0939 215 select GENERIC_TRACER
ea31e72d 216 select CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER
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217 help
218 This tracer helps developers to optimize boot times: it records
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219 the timings of the initcalls and traces key events and the identity
220 of tasks that can cause boot delays, such as context-switches.
221
222 Its aim is to be parsed by the /scripts/bootgraph.pl tool to
223 produce pretty graphics about boot inefficiencies, giving a visual
224 representation of the delays during initcalls - but the raw
225 /debug/tracing/trace text output is readable too.
226
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227 You must pass in ftrace=initcall to the kernel command line
228 to enable this on bootup.
1f5c2abb 229
2ed84eeb 230config TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING
9ae5b879 231 bool
5e0a0939 232 select GENERIC_TRACER
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233
234choice
235 prompt "Branch Profiling"
236 default BRANCH_PROFILE_NONE
237 help
238 The branch profiling is a software profiler. It will add hooks
239 into the C conditionals to test which path a branch takes.
240
241 The likely/unlikely profiler only looks at the conditions that
242 are annotated with a likely or unlikely macro.
243
244 The "all branch" profiler will profile every if statement in the
245 kernel. This profiler will also enable the likely/unlikely
246 profiler as well.
247
248 Either of the above profilers add a bit of overhead to the system.
249 If unsure choose "No branch profiling".
250
251config BRANCH_PROFILE_NONE
252 bool "No branch profiling"
253 help
254 No branch profiling. Branch profiling adds a bit of overhead.
255 Only enable it if you want to analyse the branching behavior.
256 Otherwise keep it disabled.
257
258config PROFILE_ANNOTATED_BRANCHES
259 bool "Trace likely/unlikely profiler"
260 select TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING
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261 help
262 This tracer profiles all the the likely and unlikely macros
263 in the kernel. It will display the results in:
264
45b79749 265 /debugfs/tracing/profile_annotated_branch
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266
267 Note: this will add a significant overhead, only turn this
268 on if you need to profile the system's use of these macros.
269
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270config PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES
271 bool "Profile all if conditionals"
9ae5b879 272 select TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING
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273 help
274 This tracer profiles all branch conditions. Every if ()
275 taken in the kernel is recorded whether it hit or miss.
276 The results will be displayed in:
277
278 /debugfs/tracing/profile_branch
279
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280 This option also enables the likely/unlikely profiler.
281
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282 This configuration, when enabled, will impose a great overhead
283 on the system. This should only be enabled when the system
284 is to be analyzed
9ae5b879 285endchoice
2bcd521a 286
2ed84eeb 287config TRACING_BRANCHES
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288 bool
289 help
290 Selected by tracers that will trace the likely and unlikely
291 conditions. This prevents the tracers themselves from being
292 profiled. Profiling the tracing infrastructure can only happen
293 when the likelys and unlikelys are not being traced.
294
2ed84eeb 295config BRANCH_TRACER
52f232cb 296 bool "Trace likely/unlikely instances"
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297 depends on TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING
298 select TRACING_BRANCHES
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299 help
300 This traces the events of likely and unlikely condition
301 calls in the kernel. The difference between this and the
302 "Trace likely/unlikely profiler" is that this is not a
303 histogram of the callers, but actually places the calling
304 events into a running trace buffer to see when and where the
305 events happened, as well as their results.
306
307 Say N if unsure.
308
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309config POWER_TRACER
310 bool "Trace power consumption behavior"
f3f47a67 311 depends on X86
5e0a0939 312 select GENERIC_TRACER
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313 help
314 This tracer helps developers to analyze and optimize the kernels
315 power management decisions, specifically the C-state and P-state
316 behavior.
317
318
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319config STACK_TRACER
320 bool "Trace max stack"
606576ce 321 depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
606576ce 322 select FUNCTION_TRACER
e5a81b62 323 select STACKTRACE
4d7a077c 324 select KALLSYMS
e5a81b62 325 help
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326 This special tracer records the maximum stack footprint of the
327 kernel and displays it in debugfs/tracing/stack_trace.
328
329 This tracer works by hooking into every function call that the
330 kernel executes, and keeping a maximum stack depth value and
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331 stack-trace saved. If this is configured with DYNAMIC_FTRACE
332 then it will not have any overhead while the stack tracer
333 is disabled.
334
335 To enable the stack tracer on bootup, pass in 'stacktrace'
336 on the kernel command line.
337
338 The stack tracer can also be enabled or disabled via the
339 sysctl kernel.stack_tracer_enabled
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341 Say N if unsure.
e5a81b62 342
a93751ca 343config HW_BRANCH_TRACER
1e9b51c2 344 depends on HAVE_HW_BRANCH_TRACER
a93751ca 345 bool "Trace hw branches"
5e0a0939 346 select GENERIC_TRACER
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347 help
348 This tracer records all branches on the system in a circular
349 buffer giving access to the last N branches for each cpu.
350
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351config KMEMTRACE
352 bool "Trace SLAB allocations"
5e0a0939 353 select GENERIC_TRACER
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354 help
355 kmemtrace provides tracing for slab allocator functions, such as
356 kmalloc, kfree, kmem_cache_alloc, kmem_cache_free etc.. Collected
357 data is then fed to the userspace application in order to analyse
358 allocation hotspots, internal fragmentation and so on, making it
359 possible to see how well an allocator performs, as well as debug
360 and profile kernel code.
361
362 This requires an userspace application to use. See
4d1f4372 363 Documentation/trace/kmemtrace.txt for more information.
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364
365 Saying Y will make the kernel somewhat larger and slower. However,
366 if you disable kmemtrace at run-time or boot-time, the performance
367 impact is minimal (depending on the arch the kernel is built for).
368
369 If unsure, say N.
370
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371config WORKQUEUE_TRACER
372 bool "Trace workqueues"
5e0a0939 373 select GENERIC_TRACER
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374 help
375 The workqueue tracer provides some statistical informations
376 about each cpu workqueue thread such as the number of the
377 works inserted and executed since their creation. It can help
378 to evaluate the amount of work each of them have to perform.
379 For example it can help a developer to decide whether he should
380 choose a per cpu workqueue instead of a singlethreaded one.
381
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382config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
383 bool "Support for tracing block io actions"
384 depends on SYSFS
1dfba05d 385 depends on BLOCK
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386 select RELAY
387 select DEBUG_FS
388 select TRACEPOINTS
5e0a0939 389 select GENERIC_TRACER
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390 select STACKTRACE
391 help
392 Say Y here if you want to be able to trace the block layer actions
393 on a given queue. Tracing allows you to see any traffic happening
394 on a block device queue. For more information (and the userspace
395 support tools needed), fetch the blktrace tools from:
396
397 git://git.kernel.dk/blktrace.git
398
399 Tracing also is possible using the ftrace interface, e.g.:
400
401 echo 1 > /sys/block/sda/sda1/trace/enable
402 echo blk > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/current_tracer
403 cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace_pipe
404
405 If unsure, say N.
36994e58 406
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407config DYNAMIC_FTRACE
408 bool "enable/disable ftrace tracepoints dynamically"
606576ce 409 depends on FUNCTION_TRACER
677aa9f7 410 depends on HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
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411 default y
412 help
413 This option will modify all the calls to ftrace dynamically
414 (will patch them out of the binary image and replaces them
415 with a No-Op instruction) as they are called. A table is
416 created to dynamically enable them again.
417
606576ce 418 This way a CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER kernel is slightly larger, but otherwise
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419 has native performance as long as no tracing is active.
420
421 The changes to the code are done by a kernel thread that
422 wakes up once a second and checks to see if any ftrace calls
423 were made. If so, it runs stop_machine (stops all CPUS)
424 and modifies the code to jump over the call to ftrace.
60a11774 425
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426config FUNCTION_PROFILER
427 bool "Kernel function profiler"
493762fc 428 depends on FUNCTION_TRACER
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429 default n
430 help
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431 This option enables the kernel function profiler. A file is created
432 in debugfs called function_profile_enabled which defaults to zero.
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433 When a 1 is echoed into this file profiling begins, and when a
434 zero is entered, profiling stops. A file in the trace_stats
435 directory called functions, that show the list of functions that
436 have been hit and their counters.
437
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438 If in doubt, say N
439
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440config FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
441 def_bool y
442 depends on DYNAMIC_FTRACE
443 depends on HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
444
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445config FTRACE_SELFTEST
446 bool
447
448config FTRACE_STARTUP_TEST
449 bool "Perform a startup test on ftrace"
5e0a0939 450 depends on GENERIC_TRACER
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451 select FTRACE_SELFTEST
452 help
453 This option performs a series of startup tests on ftrace. On bootup
454 a series of tests are made to verify that the tracer is
455 functioning properly. It will do tests on all the configured
456 tracers of ftrace.
17d80fd0 457
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458config MMIOTRACE
459 bool "Memory mapped IO tracing"
40ada30f 460 depends on HAVE_MMIOTRACE_SUPPORT && PCI
5e0a0939 461 select GENERIC_TRACER
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462 help
463 Mmiotrace traces Memory Mapped I/O access and is meant for
464 debugging and reverse engineering. It is called from the ioremap
465 implementation and works via page faults. Tracing is disabled by
466 default and can be enabled at run-time.
467
4d1f4372 468 See Documentation/trace/mmiotrace.txt.
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469 If you are not helping to develop drivers, say N.
470
471config MMIOTRACE_TEST
472 tristate "Test module for mmiotrace"
473 depends on MMIOTRACE && m
474 help
475 This is a dumb module for testing mmiotrace. It is very dangerous
476 as it will write garbage to IO memory starting at a given address.
477 However, it should be safe to use on e.g. unused portion of VRAM.
478
479 Say N, unless you absolutely know what you are doing.
480
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481config RING_BUFFER_BENCHMARK
482 tristate "Ring buffer benchmark stress tester"
483 depends on RING_BUFFER
484 help
485 This option creates a test to stress the ring buffer and bench mark it.
486 It creates its own ring buffer such that it will not interfer with
487 any other users of the ring buffer (such as ftrace). It then creates
488 a producer and consumer that will run for 10 seconds and sleep for
489 10 seconds. Each interval it will print out the number of events
490 it recorded and give a rough estimate of how long each iteration took.
491
492 It does not disable interrupts or raise its priority, so it may be
493 affected by processes that are running.
494
495 If unsure, say N
496
4ed9f071 497endif # FTRACE
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499endif # TRACING_SUPPORT
500