if FTRACE
+config BOOTTIME_TRACING
+ bool "Boot-time Tracing support"
+ depends on BOOT_CONFIG && TRACING
+ default y
+ help
+ Enable developer to setup ftrace subsystem via supplemental
+ kernel cmdline at boot time for debugging (tracing) driver
+ initialization and boot process.
+
config FUNCTION_TRACER
bool "Kernel Function Tracer"
depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
depends on DYNAMIC_FTRACE
depends on HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
-config FTRACE_SELFTEST
- bool
-
-config FTRACE_STARTUP_TEST
- bool "Perform a startup test on ftrace"
- depends on GENERIC_TRACER
- select FTRACE_SELFTEST
- help
- This option performs a series of startup tests on ftrace. On bootup
- a series of tests are made to verify that the tracer is
- functioning properly. It will do tests on all the configured
- tracers of ftrace.
-
-config EVENT_TRACE_STARTUP_TEST
- bool "Run selftest on trace events"
- depends on FTRACE_STARTUP_TEST
- default y
- help
- This option performs a test on all trace events in the system.
- It basically just enables each event and runs some code that
- will trigger events (not necessarily the event it enables)
- This may take some time run as there are a lot of events.
-
-config EVENT_TRACE_TEST_SYSCALLS
- bool "Run selftest on syscall events"
- depends on EVENT_TRACE_STARTUP_TEST
- help
- This option will also enable testing every syscall event.
- It only enables the event and disables it and runs various loads
- with the event enabled. This adds a bit more time for kernel boot
- up since it runs this on every system call defined.
-
- TBD - enable a way to actually call the syscalls as we test their
- events
-
config TRACING_MAP
bool
depends on ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
If unsure, say N.
+config TRACE_EVAL_MAP_FILE
+ bool "Show eval mappings for trace events"
+ depends on TRACING
+ help
+ The "print fmt" of the trace events will show the enum/sizeof names
+ instead of their values. This can cause problems for user space tools
+ that use this string to parse the raw data as user space does not know
+ how to convert the string to its value.
+
+ To fix this, there's a special macro in the kernel that can be used
+ to convert an enum/sizeof into its value. If this macro is used, then
+ the print fmt strings will be converted to their values.
+
+ If something does not get converted properly, this option can be
+ used to show what enums/sizeof the kernel tried to convert.
+
+ This option is for debugging the conversions. A file is created
+ in the tracing directory called "eval_map" that will show the
+ names matched with their values and what trace event system they
+ belong too.
+
+ Normally, the mapping of the strings to values will be freed after
+ boot up or module load. With this option, they will not be freed, as
+ they are needed for the "eval_map" file. Enabling this option will
+ increase the memory footprint of the running kernel.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
+config GCOV_PROFILE_FTRACE
+ bool "Enable GCOV profiling on ftrace subsystem"
+ depends on GCOV_KERNEL
+ help
+ Enable GCOV profiling on ftrace subsystem for checking
+ which functions/lines are tested.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
+ Note that on a kernel compiled with this config, ftrace will
+ run significantly slower.
+
+config FTRACE_SELFTEST
+ bool
+
+config FTRACE_STARTUP_TEST
+ bool "Perform a startup test on ftrace"
+ depends on GENERIC_TRACER
+ select FTRACE_SELFTEST
+ help
+ This option performs a series of startup tests on ftrace. On bootup
+ a series of tests are made to verify that the tracer is
+ functioning properly. It will do tests on all the configured
+ tracers of ftrace.
+
+config EVENT_TRACE_STARTUP_TEST
+ bool "Run selftest on trace events"
+ depends on FTRACE_STARTUP_TEST
+ default y
+ help
+ This option performs a test on all trace events in the system.
+ It basically just enables each event and runs some code that
+ will trigger events (not necessarily the event it enables)
+ This may take some time run as there are a lot of events.
+
+config EVENT_TRACE_TEST_SYSCALLS
+ bool "Run selftest on syscall events"
+ depends on EVENT_TRACE_STARTUP_TEST
+ help
+ This option will also enable testing every syscall event.
+ It only enables the event and disables it and runs various loads
+ with the event enabled. This adds a bit more time for kernel boot
+ up since it runs this on every system call defined.
+
+ TBD - enable a way to actually call the syscalls as we test their
+ events
+
config RING_BUFFER_STARTUP_TEST
bool "Ring buffer startup self test"
depends on RING_BUFFER
If unsure, say N.
-config TRACE_EVAL_MAP_FILE
- bool "Show eval mappings for trace events"
- depends on TRACING
- help
- The "print fmt" of the trace events will show the enum/sizeof names
- instead of their values. This can cause problems for user space tools
- that use this string to parse the raw data as user space does not know
- how to convert the string to its value.
-
- To fix this, there's a special macro in the kernel that can be used
- to convert an enum/sizeof into its value. If this macro is used, then
- the print fmt strings will be converted to their values.
-
- If something does not get converted properly, this option can be
- used to show what enums/sizeof the kernel tried to convert.
-
- This option is for debugging the conversions. A file is created
- in the tracing directory called "eval_map" that will show the
- names matched with their values and what trace event system they
- belong too.
-
- Normally, the mapping of the strings to values will be freed after
- boot up or module load. With this option, they will not be freed, as
- they are needed for the "eval_map" file. Enabling this option will
- increase the memory footprint of the running kernel.
-
- If unsure, say N.
-
-config GCOV_PROFILE_FTRACE
- bool "Enable GCOV profiling on ftrace subsystem"
- depends on GCOV_KERNEL
- help
- Enable GCOV profiling on ftrace subsystem for checking
- which functions/lines are tested.
-
- If unsure, say N.
-
- Note that on a kernel compiled with this config, ftrace will
- run significantly slower.
-
-config BOOTTIME_TRACING
- bool "Boot-time Tracing support"
- depends on BOOT_CONFIG && TRACING
- default y
- help
- Enable developer to setup ftrace subsystem via supplemental
- kernel cmdline at boot time for debugging (tracing) driver
- initialization and boot process.
-
endif # FTRACE
endif # TRACING_SUPPORT