From: Borislav Petkov <b...@suse.de> Hold down when it makes sense to enable CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO and when CONFIG_KALLSYMS suffices.
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <b...@suse.de> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA%2B55aFw_xs1tUteDrXz21QZB7BFk5p%2BF5NZ-SpV=cuvjefw...@mail.gmail.com Cc: Andrew Morton <a...@linux-foundation.org> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torva...@linux-foundation.org> --- lib/Kconfig.debug | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug index dbf94a7d25a8..9095c2078095 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug @@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ config DEBUG_INFO This adds debug symbols to the kernel and modules (gcc -g), and is needed if you intend to use kernel crashdump or binary object tools like crash, kgdb, LKCD, gdb, etc on the kernel. - Say Y here only if you plan to debug the kernel. + + If you only want to have resolved symbols in kernel traces and + are not going to need support for those tools above, you don't need + to enable this as it is a huge bloat and build slowdown; + enable CONFIG_KALLSYMS instead. If unsure, say N. -- 1.8.5.2.192.g7794a68 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
