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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/trace/Kconfig | 39 |
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig index 57981d338d1..3ee28db69be 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig +++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig @@ -212,8 +212,36 @@ config BOOT_TRACER to enable this on bootup. config TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING - bool "Trace likely/unlikely profiler" + bool select TRACING + +choice + prompt "Branch Profiling" + default BRANCH_PROFILE_NONE + help + The branch profiling is a software profiler. It will add hooks + into the C conditionals to test which path a branch takes. + + The likely/unlikely profiler only looks at the conditions that + are annotated with a likely or unlikely macro. + + The "all branch" profiler will profile every if statement in the + kernel. This profiler will also enable the likely/unlikely + profiler as well. + + Either of the above profilers add a bit of overhead to the system. + If unsure choose "No branch profiling". + +config BRANCH_PROFILE_NONE + bool "No branch profiling" + help + No branch profiling. Branch profiling adds a bit of overhead. + Only enable it if you want to analyse the branching behavior. + Otherwise keep it disabled. + +config PROFILE_ANNOTATED_BRANCHES + bool "Trace likely/unlikely profiler" + select TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING help This tracer profiles all the the likely and unlikely macros in the kernel. It will display the results in: @@ -223,11 +251,9 @@ config TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING Note: this will add a significant overhead, only turn this on if you need to profile the system's use of these macros. - Say N if unsure. - config PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES bool "Profile all if conditionals" - depends on TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING + select TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING help This tracer profiles all branch conditions. Every if () taken in the kernel is recorded whether it hit or miss. @@ -235,11 +261,12 @@ config PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES /debugfs/tracing/profile_branch + This option also enables the likely/unlikely profiler. + This configuration, when enabled, will impose a great overhead on the system. This should only be enabled when the system is to be analyzed - - Say N if unsure. +endchoice config TRACING_BRANCHES bool |