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Date:   Tue, 1 May 2018 08:25:27 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     changbin.du@...el.com, yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com,
        michal.lkml@...kovi.net, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, lgirdwood@...il.com, broonie@...nel.org,
        arnd@...db.de, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] kernel hacking: new config DEBUG_EXPERIENCE to apply
 GCC -Og optimization

Good morning.

On 05/01/2018 06:00 AM, changbin.du@...el.com wrote:
> From: Changbin Du <changbin.du@...el.com>
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@...el.com>
> ---
>  Makefile                     |  4 ++++
>  include/linux/compiler-gcc.h |  2 +-
>  include/linux/compiler.h     |  2 +-
>  lib/Kconfig.debug            | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 

> diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> index 90f35ad..2432e77d 100644
> --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
> +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> @@ -211,6 +211,27 @@ config NO_AUTO_INLINE
>  
>  	  Use only if you want to debug the kernel.
>  
> +config DEBUG_EXPERIENCE
> +	bool "Optimize for better debugging experience (-Og)"
> +	default n
> +	select NO_AUTO_INLINE
> +	depends on !CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
> +	help
> +	  This will apply GCC '-Og' optimization level get supported from

	                                               which is supported since

> +	  GCC 4.8. This optimization level offers a reasonable level of
> +	  optimization while maintaining fast compilation and a good
> +	  debugging experience. It is similar to '-O1' while perfer keeping

	                                               while preferring to keep

> +	  debug ability over runtime speed. The overall performance will
> +	  drop a bit.
> +
> +	  If enabling this option break your kernel, you should either

	                          breaks

> +	  disable this or find a fix (mostly in the arch code). Currently
> +	  this option has only be tested in qemu x86_64 guest.
> +
> +	  Use only if you want to debug the kernel, especially if you want
> +	  to have better kernel debugging experience with gdb facilities
> +	  like kgdb and qemu.
> +
>  config ENABLE_WARN_DEPRECATED
>  	bool "Enable __deprecated logic"
>  	default y
> 

thanks,
-- 
~Randy