linux-kernel - Re: Why kernel make obj file with debug info ?

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Message-ID: <20081231060010.GA30169@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:00:10 -0500
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	pl ice <telent997@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Why kernel make obj file with debug info ?

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 01:30:32PM +0800, pl ice wrote:
 > Hi ,
 >        I found kernel use Kbuild to make obj-file,and I objdumped
 >  these obj file and found they all had section .debug. I think they
 >  will make building kernel use much more time.why these
 >  obj file compile to debug version?

Because you have CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO set.

	Dave

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