1menu "GCOV-based kernel profiling"
 2
 3config GCOV_KERNEL
 4	bool "Enable gcov-based kernel profiling"
 5	depends on DEBUG_FS
 6	select CONSTRUCTORS if !UML
 7	default n
 8	---help---
 9	This option enables gcov-based code profiling (e.g. for code coverage
10	measurements).
11
12	If unsure, say N.
13
14	Additionally specify CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y to get profiling data
15	for the entire kernel. To enable profiling for specific files or
16	directories, add a line similar to the following to the respective
17	Makefile:
18
19	For a single file (e.g. main.o):
20	        GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := y
21
22	For all files in one directory:
23	        GCOV_PROFILE := y
24
25	To exclude files from being profiled even when CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
26	is specified, use:
27
28	        GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := n
29	and:
30	        GCOV_PROFILE := n
31
32	Note that the debugfs filesystem has to be mounted to access
33	profiling data.
34
 
 
 
35config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
36	bool "Profile entire Kernel"
 
37	depends on GCOV_KERNEL
38	depends on SUPERH || S390 || X86 || (PPC && EXPERIMENTAL) || MICROBLAZE
39	default n
40	---help---
41	This options activates profiling for the entire kernel.
42
43	If unsure, say N.
44
45	Note that a kernel compiled with profiling flags will be significantly
46	larger and run slower. Also be sure to exclude files from profiling
47	which are not linked to the kernel image to prevent linker errors.
48
49endmenu

 1# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 2menu "GCOV-based kernel profiling"
 3
 4config GCOV_KERNEL
 5	bool "Enable gcov-based kernel profiling"
 6	depends on DEBUG_FS
 7	select CONSTRUCTORS if !UML
 8	default n
 9	help
10	This option enables gcov-based code profiling (e.g. for code coverage
11	measurements).
12
13	If unsure, say N.
14
15	Additionally specify CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y to get profiling data
16	for the entire kernel. To enable profiling for specific files or
17	directories, add a line similar to the following to the respective
18	Makefile:
19
20	For a single file (e.g. main.o):
21	        GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := y
22
23	For all files in one directory:
24	        GCOV_PROFILE := y
25
26	To exclude files from being profiled even when CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
27	is specified, use:
28
29	        GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := n
30	and:
31	        GCOV_PROFILE := n
32
33	Note that the debugfs filesystem has to be mounted to access
34	profiling data.
35
36config ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
37	def_bool n
38
39config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
40	bool "Profile entire Kernel"
41	depends on !COMPILE_TEST
42	depends on GCOV_KERNEL
43	depends on ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
44	default n
45	help
46	This options activates profiling for the entire kernel.
47
48	If unsure, say N.
49
50	Note that a kernel compiled with profiling flags will be significantly
51	larger and run slower. Also be sure to exclude files from profiling
52	which are not linked to the kernel image to prevent linker errors.
53
54endmenu