linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] kernel hacking: new config DEBUG

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Message-ID: <34ba017d-2e94-7411-a675-0e3e2a6b0682@infradead.org>
Date:   Wed, 2 May 2018 12:26:30 -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:     rostedt@...dmis.org, 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 v2 4/5] kernel hacking: new config DEBUG_EXPERIENCE to
 apply GCC -Og optimization

On 05/02/2018 06:44 AM, changbin.du@...el.com wrote:
> From: Changbin Du <changbin.du@...el.com>
> 

Sorry, I missed one:

> diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> index ab55801..e264199 100644
> --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
> +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> @@ -216,6 +216,27 @@ config NO_AUTO_INLINE
>  
>  	  If unsure, select N.
>  
> +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 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 preferring to
> +	  keep debug ability over runtime speed. The overall performance
> +	  will drop a bit (~6%).
> +
> +	  Use only if you want to debug the kernel, especially if you want
> +	  to have better kernel debugging experience with gdb facilities
> +	  like kgdb or qemu. If enabling this option breaks your kernel,
> +	  you should either disable this or find a fix (mostly in the arch
> +	  code). Currently this option has only be tested on x86_64 platform.

	                                        been tested

> +
> +	  If unsure, select N.
> +
>  config ENABLE_WARN_DEPRECATED
>  	bool "Enable __deprecated logic"
>  	default y
> 


-- 
~Randy