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diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 566cf2b..cc443bc 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1475,6 +1475,27 @@ config ASYNC_RAID6_TEST
If unsure, say N.
+config HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
+ bool
+
+config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
+ bool "Check for stack overflows"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
+ ---help---
+ Say Y here if you want to check for overflows of kernel, IRQ
+ and exception stacks (if your archicture uses them). This
+ option will show detailed messages if free stack space drops
+ below a certain limit.
+
+ These kinds of bugs usually occur when call-chains in the
+ kernel get too deep, especially when interrupts are
+ involved.
+
+ Use this in cases where you see apparently random memory
+ corruption, especially if it appears in 'struct thread_info'
+
+ If in doubt, say "N".
+
source "samples/Kconfig"
source "lib/Kconfig.kgdb"
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