linux/kernel/gcov/Kconfig
Peter Oberparleiter 40249c6962 gcov: add support for GCC 10.1
Using gcov to collect coverage data for kernels compiled with GCC 10.1
causes random malfunctions and kernel crashes.  This is the result of a
changed GCOV_COUNTERS value in GCC 10.1 that causes a mismatch between
the layout of the gcov_info structure created by GCC profiling code and
the related structure used by the kernel.

Fix this by updating the in-kernel GCOV_COUNTERS value.  Also re-enable
config GCOV_KERNEL for use with GCC 10.

Reported-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com>
Reported-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@nvidia.com>
Tested-and-Acked-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2020-09-11 09:33:54 -07:00

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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
menu "GCOV-based kernel profiling"
config GCOV_KERNEL
bool "Enable gcov-based kernel profiling"
depends on DEBUG_FS
select CONSTRUCTORS if !UML
default n
help
This option enables gcov-based code profiling (e.g. for code coverage
measurements).
If unsure, say N.
Additionally specify CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y to get profiling data
for the entire kernel. To enable profiling for specific files or
directories, add a line similar to the following to the respective
Makefile:
For a single file (e.g. main.o):
GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := y
For all files in one directory:
GCOV_PROFILE := y
To exclude files from being profiled even when CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
is specified, use:
GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := n
and:
GCOV_PROFILE := n
Note that the debugfs filesystem has to be mounted to access
profiling data.
config ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
def_bool n
config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
bool "Profile entire Kernel"
depends on !COMPILE_TEST
depends on GCOV_KERNEL
depends on ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
default n
help
This options activates profiling for the entire kernel.
If unsure, say N.
Note that a kernel compiled with profiling flags will be significantly
larger and run slower. Also be sure to exclude files from profiling
which are not linked to the kernel image to prevent linker errors.
endmenu