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Date:   Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:01:55 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Dave Hansen" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: x86/build] x86/configs: Add x86 debugging Kconfig fragment plus docs

The following commit has been merged into the x86/build branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     9f61ccc85afb061f65dd8ede7b8d4845b2f2dfce
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/9f61ccc85afb061f65dd8ede7b8d4845b2f2dfce
Author:        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
AuthorDate:    Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:57:28 -07:00
Committer:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
CommitterDate: Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:54:04 +02:00

x86/configs: Add x86 debugging Kconfig fragment plus docs

The kernel has a wide variety of debugging options to help catch
and squash bugs.  However, new debugging is added all the time and
the existing options can be hard to find.

Add a Kconfig fragment with the debugging options which tip
maintainers expect to be used to test contributions.

This should make it easier for contributors to test their code and
find issues before submission.

  [ bp: Add to "make help" output ]

Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220331175728.299103A0@davehans-spike.ostc.intel.com
---
 Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst | 14 ++++++++++++++
 arch/x86/Makefile                        |  1 +
 kernel/configs/x86_debug.config          | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 kernel/configs/x86_debug.config

diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst
index c74f4a8..572a328 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst
@@ -437,6 +437,20 @@ in a private repository which allows interested people to easily pull the
 series for testing. The usual way to offer this is a git URL in the cover
 letter of the patch series.
 
+Testing
+^^^^^^^
+
+Code should be tested before submitting to the tip maintainers.  Anything
+other than minor changes should be built, booted and tested with
+comprehensive (and heavyweight) kernel debugging options enabled.
+
+These debugging options can be found in kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
+and can be added to an existing kernel config by running:
+
+	make x86_debug.config
+
+Some of these options are x86-specific and can be left out when testing
+on other architectures.
 
 Coding style notes
 ------------------
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 63d50f6..1abd7cc 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
diff --git a/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config b/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45498c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+CONFIG_X86_DEBUG_FPU=y
+CONFIG_LOCK_STAT=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_VM=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_VM_VMACACHE=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_VM_RB=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC=y
+CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG_ON=y
+CONFIG_KMEMCHECK=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_ENABLE_DEFAULT=1
+CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL=y
+CONFIG_LOCKDEP=y
+CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=y
+CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS=y
+CONFIG_VMLINUX_VALIDATION=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y