summary refs log tree commit diff
path: root/init
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-05-24 13:31:37 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-05-24 13:31:37 -0700
commit2bb732cdb48d271ff7a910260ffb851fb4bc8a28 (patch)
tree580bf68eb1e52b4e6915588d61423347ae09c318 /init
parentf50d1d9e8d964fdd3b4cedfbca8843d1bc5916c1 (diff)
parentc4d5ee13984f57b2f881635c49045151679f5e8a (diff)
downloadlinux-2bb732cdb48d271ff7a910260ffb851fb4bc8a28.tar.gz
Merge branch 'kbuild' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mmarek/kbuild-2.6
* 'kbuild' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mmarek/kbuild-2.6:
  kbuild: make KBUILD_NOCMDDEP=1 handle empty built-in.o
  scripts/kallsyms.c: fix potential segfault
  scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh: Convert to a /bin/sh script
  kbuild: Fix GNU make v3.80 compatibility
  kbuild: Fix passing -Wno-* options to gcc 4.4+
  kbuild: move scripts/basic/docproc.c to scripts/docproc.c
  kbuild: Fix Makefile.asm-generic for um
  kbuild: Allow to combine multiple W= levels
  kbuild: Disable -Wunused-but-set-variable for gcc 4.6.0
  Fix handling of backlash character in LINUX_COMPILE_BY name
  kbuild: asm-generic support
  kbuild: implement several W= levels
  kbuild: Fix build with binutils <= 2.19
  initramfs: Use KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP for generated entries
  kbuild: Allow to override LINUX_COMPILE_BY and LINUX_COMPILE_HOST macros
  kbuild: Drop unused LINUX_COMPILE_TIME and LINUX_COMPILE_DOMAIN macros
  kbuild: Use the deterministic mode of ar
  kbuild: Call gzip with -n
  kbuild: move KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS from Kconfig to Makefile
  Kconfig: improve KALLSYMS_ALL documentation

Fix up trivial conflict in Makefile
Diffstat (limited to 'init')
-rw-r--r--init/Kconfig30
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index c8b172efaa65..332aac649966 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -959,24 +959,18 @@ config KALLSYMS_ALL
 	bool "Include all symbols in kallsyms"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && KALLSYMS
 	help
-	   Normally kallsyms only contains the symbols of functions, for nicer
-	   OOPS messages.  Some debuggers can use kallsyms for other
-	   symbols too: say Y here to include all symbols, if you need them 
-	   and you don't care about adding 300k to the size of your kernel.
-
-	   Say N.
-
-config KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS
-	bool "Do an extra kallsyms pass"
-	depends on KALLSYMS
-	help
-	   If kallsyms is not working correctly, the build will fail with
-	   inconsistent kallsyms data.  If that occurs, log a bug report and
-	   turn on KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS which should result in a stable build.
-	   Always say N here unless you find a bug in kallsyms, which must be
-	   reported.  KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS is only a temporary workaround while
-	   you wait for kallsyms to be fixed.
-
+	   Normally kallsyms only contains the symbols of functions for nicer
+	   OOPS messages and backtraces (i.e., symbols from the text and inittext
+	   sections). This is sufficient for most cases. And only in very rare
+	   cases (e.g., when a debugger is used) all symbols are required (e.g.,
+	   names of variables from the data sections, etc).
+
+	   This option makes sure that all symbols are loaded into the kernel
+	   image (i.e., symbols from all sections) in cost of increased kernel
+	   size (depending on the kernel configuration, it may be 300KiB or
+	   something like this).
+
+	   Say N unless you really need all symbols.
 
 config HOTPLUG
 	bool "Support for hot-pluggable devices" if EXPERT