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@@ -513,19 +513,19 @@ config CPU_SUP_UMC_32
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If unsure, say N.
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config X86_DS
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- bool "Debug Store support"
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- default y
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- help
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- Add support for Debug Store.
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- This allows the kernel to provide a memory buffer to the hardware
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- to store various profiling and tracing events.
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+ def_bool X86_PTRACE_BTS
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+ depends on X86_DEBUGCTLMSR
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config X86_PTRACE_BTS
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- bool "ptrace interface to Branch Trace Store"
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+ bool "Branch Trace Store"
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default y
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- depends on (X86_DS && X86_DEBUGCTLMSR)
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+ depends on X86_DEBUGCTLMSR
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help
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- Add a ptrace interface to allow collecting an execution trace
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- of the traced task.
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- This collects control flow changes in a (cyclic) buffer and allows
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- debuggers to fill in the gaps and show an execution trace of the debuggee.
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+ This adds a ptrace interface to the hardware's branch trace store.
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+
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+ Debuggers may use it to collect an execution trace of the debugged
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+ application in order to answer the question 'how did I get here?'.
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+ Debuggers may trace user mode as well as kernel mode.
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+
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+ Say Y unless there is no application development on this machine
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+ and you want to save a small amount of code size.
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