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@@ -339,6 +339,27 @@ config POWER_TRACER
power management decisions, specifically the C-state and P-state
behavior.
+config KSYM_TRACER
+ bool "Trace read and write access on kernel memory locations"
+ depends on HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+ select TRACING
+ help
+ This tracer helps find read and write operations on any given kernel
+ symbol i.e. /proc/kallsyms.
+
+config PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER
+ bool "Profile all kernel memory accesses on 'watched' variables"
+ depends on KSYM_TRACER
+ help
+ This tracer profiles kernel accesses on variables watched through the
+ ksym tracer ftrace plugin. Depending upon the hardware, all read
+ and write operations on kernel variables can be monitored for
+ accesses.
+
+ The results will be displayed in:
+ /debugfs/tracing/profile_ksym
+
+ Say N if unsure.
config STACK_TRACER
bool "Trace max stack"