Re: [PATCH v2 0/9] kconfig/hacking: make 'kernel hacking' menu better structurized

[Masahiro Yamada]

Hi.

On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 11:18 PM Changbin Du <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This series is a trivial improvment for the layout of 'kernel hacking'
> configuration menu. Now we have many items in it which makes takes
> a little time to look up them since they are not well structurized yet.


Could you please change the subject prefix "kconfig/hacking:" ?
("hacking:" , "debug:" or whatever, but no "kconfig")

I just opened this thread just in case it might be related to kconfig,
but it was not.

Thanks.






> Early discussion is here:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/9/1/39
>
> This is a preview:
>
>   â âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ â
>   â â        printk and dmesg options  --->                                   â â
>   â â        Compile-time checks and compiler options  --->                   â â
>   â â        Generic Kernel Debugging Instruments  --->                       â â
>   â â    -*- Kernel debugging                                                 â â
>   â â    [*]   Miscellaneous debug code                                       â â
>   â â        Memory Debugging  --->                                           â â
>   â â    [ ] Debug shared IRQ handlers                                        â â
>   â â        Debug Oops, Lockups and Hangs  --->                              â â
>   â â        Scheduler Debugging  --->                                        â â
>   â â    [*] Enable extra timekeeping sanity checking                         â â
>   â â        Lock Debugging (spinlocks, mutexes, etc...)  --->                â â
>   â â    -*- Stack backtrace support                                          â â
>   â â    [ ] Warn for all uses of unseeded randomness                         â â
>   â â    [ ] kobject debugging                                                â â
>   â â        Debug kernel data structures  --->                               â â
>   â â    [ ] Debug credential management                                      â â
>   â â        RCU Debugging  --->                                              â â
>   â â    [ ] Force round-robin CPU selection for unbound work items           â â
>   â â    [ ] Force extended block device numbers and spread them              â â
>   â â    [ ] Enable CPU hotplug state control                                 â â
>   â â    [*] Latency measuring infrastructure                                 â â
>   â â    [*] Tracers  --->                                                    â â
>   â â    [ ] Remote debugging over FireWire early on boot                     â â
>   â â    [*] Sample kernel code  --->                                         â â
>   â â    [*] Filter access to /dev/mem                                        â â
>   â â    [ ]   Filter I/O access to /dev/mem                                  â â
>   â â    [ ] Additional debug code for syzbot                                 â â
>   â â        x86 Debugging  --->                                              â â
>   â â        Kernel Testing and Coverage  --->                                â â
>   â â                                                                         â â
>   â â                                                                         â â
>   â âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ â
>   âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ
>   â          <Select>    < Exit >    < Help >    < Save >    < Load >           â
>   âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ
>
> v2:
>   o rebase to linux-next.
>   o move DEBUG_FS to 'Generic Kernel Debugging Instruments'
>   o move DEBUG_NOTIFIERS to 'Debug kernel data structures'
>
> Changbin Du (9):
>   kconfig/hacking: Group sysrq/kgdb/ubsan into 'Generic Kernel Debugging
>     Instruments'
>   kconfig/hacking: Create submenu for arch special debugging options
>   kconfig/hacking: Group kernel data structures debugging together
>   kconfig/hacking: Move kernel testing and coverage options to same
>     submenu
>   kconfig/hacking: Move Oops into 'Lockups and Hangs'
>   kconfig/hacking: Move SCHED_STACK_END_CHECK after DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
>   kconfig/hacking: Create a submenu for scheduler debugging options
>   kconfig/hacking: Move DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE to 'printk and dmesg options'
>   kconfig/hacking: Move DEBUG_FS to 'Generic Kernel Debugging
>     Instruments'
>
>  lib/Kconfig.debug | 659 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>  1 file changed, 340 insertions(+), 319 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.20.1
>


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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada