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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug')
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diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug index c468624..3ad2598 100644 --- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug +++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug @@ -2,6 +2,22 @@ menu "Kernel hacking" source "lib/Kconfig.debug" +config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB + def_bool y + +config DEBUG_VERBOSE + bool "Verbose fault messages" + default y + select PRINTK + help + When a program crashes due to an exception, or the kernel detects + an internal error, the kernel can print a not so brief message + explaining what the problem was. This debugging information is + useful to developers and kernel hackers when tracking down problems, + but mostly meaningless to other people. This is always helpful for + debugging but serves no purpose on a production system. + Most people should say N here. + config DEBUG_MMRS bool "Generate Blackfin MMR tree" select DEBUG_FS @@ -22,6 +38,44 @@ config DEBUG_HWERR hardware error interrupts and need to know where they are coming from. +config DEBUG_DOUBLEFAULT + bool "Debug Double Faults" + default n + help + If an exception is caused while executing code within the exception + handler, the NMI handler, the reset vector, or in emulator mode, + a double fault occurs. On the Blackfin, this is a unrecoverable + event. You have two options: + - RESET exactly when double fault occurs. The excepting + instruction address is stored in RETX, where the next kernel + boot will print it out. + - Print debug message. This is much more error prone, although + easier to handle. It is error prone since: + - The excepting instruction is not committed. + - All writebacks from the instruction are prevented. + - The generated exception is not taken. + - The EXCAUSE field is updated with an unrecoverable event + The only way to check this is to see if EXCAUSE contains the + unrecoverable event value at every exception return. By selecting + this option, you are skipping over the faulting instruction, and + hoping things stay together enough to print out a debug message. + + This does add a little kernel code, but is the only method to debug + double faults - if unsure say "Y" + +choice + prompt "Double Fault Failure Method" + default DEBUG_DOUBLEFAULT_PRINT + depends on DEBUG_DOUBLEFAULT + +config DEBUG_DOUBLEFAULT_PRINT + bool "Print" + +config DEBUG_DOUBLEFAULT_RESET + bool "Reset" + +endchoice + config DEBUG_ICACHE_CHECK bool "Check Instruction cache coherency" depends on DEBUG_KERNEL @@ -143,6 +197,7 @@ config DEBUG_BFIN_NO_KERN_HWTRACE config EARLY_PRINTK bool "Early printk" default n + select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE help This option enables special console drivers which allow the kernel to print messages very early in the bootup process. |
