linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [v2] x86/configs: Add x86 debugging Kconfig fragment plus docs

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Message-ID: <Ykc9H801hkMRUd8t@zn.tnic>
Date:   Fri, 1 Apr 2022 19:57:51 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev,
        corbet@....net, tglx@...utronix.de, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [v2] x86/configs: Add x86 debugging Kconfig fragment
 plus docs

On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 10:57:28AM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> 
> Changes from v1:
> 
>  * Add actual .config fragment instead of just documenting it
>  * Note that these partially x86-specific, but the rest can be
>    used to test all tip contributions.

Good, that looks nice. I'll queue it next week with this hunk added:

---
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 63d50f65b828..1abd7cc9d6cd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -313,5 +313,6 @@ define archhelp
   echo  ''
   echo  '  kvm_guest.config	- Enable Kconfig items for running this kernel as a KVM guest'
   echo  '  xen.config		- Enable Kconfig items for running this kernel as a Xen guest'
+  echo  '  x86_debug.config	- Enable tip tree debugging options for testing'
 
 endef

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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