Instrumentation Support[]
- Option: KPROBES
- Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
- (on/off) Kprobes (EXPERIMENTAL)
- Kprobes allows you to trap at almost any kernel address and execute a callback function. register_kprobe() establishes a probepoint and specifies the callback. Kprobes is useful for kernel debugging, non-intrusive instrumentation and testing. If in doubt, say "N".
- Option: Howto configure the Linux kernel/arch/i386.debug"
- Use the generic interrupt handling code in kernel/irq/:
- Option: GENERIC_HARDIRQS
- Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
- (on/off)
- default y
- Option: GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
- Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
- (on/off)
- default y
- Option: GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ
- Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
- (on/off)
- depends on GENERIC_HARDIRQS && SMP
- default y
- Option: X86_SMP
- Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
- (on/off)
- depends on SMP && !X86_VOYAGER
- default y
- Option: X86_HT
- Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
- (on/off)
- depends on SMP && !(X86_VISWS || X86_VOYAGER)
- default y
- Option: X86_BIOS_REBOOT
- Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
- (on/off)
- depends on !(X86_VISWS || X86_VOYAGER)
- default y
- Option: X86_TRAMPOLINE
- Kernel Versions: 2.6.15.6 ...
- (on/off)
- depends on X86_SMP || (X86_VOYAGER && SMP)
- default y