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							|  |  |  | source "lib/Kconfig.debug" | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	bool "Check for stack overflows" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  drops below a certain limit. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | config DEBUG_STACK_USAGE | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	bool "Stack utilization instrumentation" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  Enables the display of the minimum amount of free stack which each | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  task has ever had available in the sysrq-T and sysrq-P debug output. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  This option will slow down process creation somewhat. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | config DEBUG_PAGEALLOC | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	bool "Debug page memory allocations" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && BROKEN | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  Unmap pages from the kernel linear mapping after free_pages(). | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  This results in a large slowdown, but helps to find certain types | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  of memory corruptions. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | config FRAME_POINTER | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	bool "Compile the kernel with frame pointers" | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  If you say Y here the resulting kernel image will be slightly larger | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  and slower, but it will give very useful debugging information. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  If you don't debug the kernel, you can say N, but we may not be able | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  to solve problems without frame pointers. | 
					
						
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