1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only 1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 config CC_VERSION_TEXT 2 config CC_VERSION_TEXT
3 string 3 string
4 default "$(CC_VERSION_TEXT)" 4 default "$(CC_VERSION_TEXT)"
5 help 5 help
6 This is used in unclear ways: 6 This is used in unclear ways:
7 7
8 - Re-run Kconfig when the compiler i 8 - Re-run Kconfig when the compiler is updated
9 The 'default' property references 9 The 'default' property references the environment variable,
10 CC_VERSION_TEXT so it is recorded 10 CC_VERSION_TEXT so it is recorded in include/config/auto.conf.cmd.
11 When the compiler is updated, Kcon 11 When the compiler is updated, Kconfig will be invoked.
12 12
13 - Ensure full rebuild when the compi 13 - Ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated
14 include/linux/compiler-version.h c 14 include/linux/compiler-version.h contains this option in the comment
15 line so fixdep adds include/config 15 line so fixdep adds include/config/CC_VERSION_TEXT into the
16 auto-generated dependency. When th 16 auto-generated dependency. When the compiler is updated, syncconfig
17 will touch it and then every file 17 will touch it and then every file will be rebuilt.
18 18
19 config CC_IS_GCC 19 config CC_IS_GCC
20 def_bool $(success,test "$(cc-name)" = 20 def_bool $(success,test "$(cc-name)" = GCC)
21 21
22 config GCC_VERSION 22 config GCC_VERSION
23 int 23 int
24 default $(cc-version) if CC_IS_GCC 24 default $(cc-version) if CC_IS_GCC
25 default 0 25 default 0
26 26
27 config CC_IS_CLANG 27 config CC_IS_CLANG
28 def_bool $(success,test "$(cc-name)" = 28 def_bool $(success,test "$(cc-name)" = Clang)
29 29
30 config CLANG_VERSION 30 config CLANG_VERSION
31 int 31 int
32 default $(cc-version) if CC_IS_CLANG 32 default $(cc-version) if CC_IS_CLANG
33 default 0 33 default 0
34 34
35 config AS_IS_GNU 35 config AS_IS_GNU
36 def_bool $(success,test "$(as-name)" = 36 def_bool $(success,test "$(as-name)" = GNU)
37 37
38 config AS_IS_LLVM 38 config AS_IS_LLVM
39 def_bool $(success,test "$(as-name)" = 39 def_bool $(success,test "$(as-name)" = LLVM)
40 40
41 config AS_VERSION 41 config AS_VERSION
42 int 42 int
43 # Use clang version if this is the int 43 # Use clang version if this is the integrated assembler
44 default CLANG_VERSION if AS_IS_LLVM 44 default CLANG_VERSION if AS_IS_LLVM
45 default $(as-version) 45 default $(as-version)
46 46
47 config LD_IS_BFD 47 config LD_IS_BFD
48 def_bool $(success,test "$(ld-name)" = 48 def_bool $(success,test "$(ld-name)" = BFD)
49 49
50 config LD_VERSION 50 config LD_VERSION
51 int 51 int
52 default $(ld-version) if LD_IS_BFD 52 default $(ld-version) if LD_IS_BFD
53 default 0 53 default 0
54 54
55 config LD_IS_LLD 55 config LD_IS_LLD
56 def_bool $(success,test "$(ld-name)" = 56 def_bool $(success,test "$(ld-name)" = LLD)
57 57
58 config LLD_VERSION 58 config LLD_VERSION
59 int 59 int
60 default $(ld-version) if LD_IS_LLD 60 default $(ld-version) if LD_IS_LLD
61 default 0 61 default 0
62 62
63 config RUSTC_VERSION 63 config RUSTC_VERSION
64 int 64 int
65 default $(rustc-version) 65 default $(rustc-version)
66 help 66 help
67 It does not depend on `RUST` since t 67 It does not depend on `RUST` since that one may need to use the version
68 in a `depends on`. 68 in a `depends on`.
69 69
70 config RUST_IS_AVAILABLE 70 config RUST_IS_AVAILABLE
71 def_bool $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/ 71 def_bool $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/rust_is_available.sh)
72 help 72 help
73 This shows whether a suitable Rust t 73 This shows whether a suitable Rust toolchain is available (found).
74 74
75 Please see Documentation/rust/quick- 75 Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst for instructions on how
76 to satisfy the build requirements of 76 to satisfy the build requirements of Rust support.
77 77
78 In particular, the Makefile target ' 78 In particular, the Makefile target 'rustavailable' is useful to check
79 why the Rust toolchain is not being 79 why the Rust toolchain is not being detected.
80 80
81 config RUSTC_LLVM_VERSION 81 config RUSTC_LLVM_VERSION
82 int 82 int
83 default $(rustc-llvm-version) 83 default $(rustc-llvm-version)
84 84
85 config CC_CAN_LINK 85 config CC_CAN_LINK
86 bool 86 bool
87 default $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/c 87 default $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/cc-can-link.sh $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(USERCFLAGS) $(USERLDFLAGS) $(m64-flag)) if 64BIT
88 default $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/c 88 default $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/cc-can-link.sh $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(USERCFLAGS) $(USERLDFLAGS) $(m32-flag))
89 89
90 config CC_CAN_LINK_STATIC 90 config CC_CAN_LINK_STATIC
91 bool 91 bool
92 default $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/c 92 default $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/cc-can-link.sh $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(USERCFLAGS) $(USERLDFLAGS) $(m64-flag) -static) if 64BIT
93 default $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/c 93 default $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/cc-can-link.sh $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(USERCFLAGS) $(USERLDFLAGS) $(m32-flag) -static)
94 94
95 # Fixed in GCC 14, 13.3, 12.4 and 11.5 95 # Fixed in GCC 14, 13.3, 12.4 and 11.5
96 # https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id 96 # https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=113921
97 config GCC_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT_BROKEN 97 config GCC_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT_BROKEN
98 bool 98 bool
99 depends on CC_IS_GCC 99 depends on CC_IS_GCC
100 default y if GCC_VERSION < 110500 100 default y if GCC_VERSION < 110500
101 default y if GCC_VERSION >= 120000 && 101 default y if GCC_VERSION >= 120000 && GCC_VERSION < 120400
102 default y if GCC_VERSION >= 130000 && 102 default y if GCC_VERSION >= 130000 && GCC_VERSION < 130300
103 103
104 config CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT 104 config CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT
105 def_bool y 105 def_bool y
106 depends on !GCC_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT_BROKEN 106 depends on !GCC_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT_BROKEN
107 depends on $(success,echo 'int foo(int 107 depends on $(success,echo 'int foo(int x) { asm goto ("": "=r"(x) ::: bar); return x; bar: return 0; }' | $(CC) -x c - -c -o /dev/null)
108 108
109 config CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO_TIED_OUTPUT 109 config CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO_TIED_OUTPUT
110 depends on CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT 110 depends on CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT
111 # Detect buggy gcc and clang, fixed in 111 # Detect buggy gcc and clang, fixed in gcc-11 clang-14.
112 def_bool $(success,echo 'int foo(int * 112 def_bool $(success,echo 'int foo(int *x) { asm goto (".long (%l[bar]) - .": "+m"(*x) ::: bar); return *x; bar: return 0; }' | $CC -x c - -c -o /dev/null)
113 113
114 config TOOLS_SUPPORT_RELR 114 config TOOLS_SUPPORT_RELR
115 def_bool $(success,env "CC=$(CC)" "LD= 115 def_bool $(success,env "CC=$(CC)" "LD=$(LD)" "NM=$(NM)" "OBJCOPY=$(OBJCOPY)" $(srctree)/scripts/tools-support-relr.sh)
116 116
117 config CC_HAS_ASM_INLINE 117 config CC_HAS_ASM_INLINE
118 def_bool $(success,echo 'void foo(void 118 def_bool $(success,echo 'void foo(void) { asm inline (""); }' | $(CC) -x c - -c -o /dev/null)
119 119
120 config CC_HAS_NO_PROFILE_FN_ATTR 120 config CC_HAS_NO_PROFILE_FN_ATTR
121 def_bool $(success,echo '__attribute__ 121 def_bool $(success,echo '__attribute__((no_profile_instrument_function)) int x();' | $(CC) -x c - -c -o /dev/null -Werror)
122 122
123 config PAHOLE_VERSION 123 config PAHOLE_VERSION
124 int 124 int
125 default $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/pah 125 default $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/pahole-version.sh $(PAHOLE))
126 126
127 config CONSTRUCTORS 127 config CONSTRUCTORS
128 bool 128 bool
129 129
130 config IRQ_WORK 130 config IRQ_WORK
131 def_bool y if SMP 131 def_bool y if SMP
132 132
133 config BUILDTIME_TABLE_SORT 133 config BUILDTIME_TABLE_SORT
134 bool 134 bool
135 135
136 config THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK 136 config THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
137 bool 137 bool
138 help 138 help
139 Select this to move thread_info off 139 Select this to move thread_info off the stack into task_struct. To
140 make this work, an arch will need to 140 make this work, an arch will need to remove all thread_info fields
141 except flags and fix any runtime bug 141 except flags and fix any runtime bugs.
142 142
143 One subtle change that will be neede 143 One subtle change that will be needed is to use try_get_task_stack()
144 and put_task_stack() in save_thread_ 144 and put_task_stack() in save_thread_stack_tsk() and get_wchan().
145 145
146 menu "General setup" 146 menu "General setup"
147 147
148 config BROKEN 148 config BROKEN
149 bool 149 bool
150 150
151 config BROKEN_ON_SMP 151 config BROKEN_ON_SMP
152 bool 152 bool
153 depends on BROKEN || !SMP 153 depends on BROKEN || !SMP
154 default y 154 default y
155 155
156 config INIT_ENV_ARG_LIMIT 156 config INIT_ENV_ARG_LIMIT
157 int 157 int
158 default 32 if !UML 158 default 32 if !UML
159 default 128 if UML 159 default 128 if UML
160 help 160 help
161 Maximum of each of the number of arg 161 Maximum of each of the number of arguments and environment
162 variables passed to init from the ke 162 variables passed to init from the kernel command line.
163 163
164 config COMPILE_TEST 164 config COMPILE_TEST
165 bool "Compile also drivers which will 165 bool "Compile also drivers which will not load"
166 depends on HAS_IOMEM 166 depends on HAS_IOMEM
167 help 167 help
168 Some drivers can be compiled on a di 168 Some drivers can be compiled on a different platform than they are
169 intended to be run on. Despite they 169 intended to be run on. Despite they cannot be loaded there (or even
170 when they load they cannot be used d 170 when they load they cannot be used due to missing HW support),
171 developers still, opposing to distri 171 developers still, opposing to distributors, might want to build such
172 drivers to compile-test them. 172 drivers to compile-test them.
173 173
174 If you are a developer and want to b 174 If you are a developer and want to build everything available, say Y
175 here. If you are a user/distributor, 175 here. If you are a user/distributor, say N here to exclude useless
176 drivers to be distributed. 176 drivers to be distributed.
177 177
178 config WERROR 178 config WERROR
179 bool "Compile the kernel with warnings 179 bool "Compile the kernel with warnings as errors"
180 default COMPILE_TEST 180 default COMPILE_TEST
181 help 181 help
182 A kernel build should not cause any 182 A kernel build should not cause any compiler warnings, and this
183 enables the '-Werror' (for C) and '- 183 enables the '-Werror' (for C) and '-Dwarnings' (for Rust) flags
184 to enforce that rule by default. Cer 184 to enforce that rule by default. Certain warnings from other tools
185 such as the linker may be upgraded t 185 such as the linker may be upgraded to errors with this option as
186 well. 186 well.
187 187
188 However, if you have a new (or very 188 However, if you have a new (or very old) compiler or linker with odd
189 and unusual warnings, or you have so 189 and unusual warnings, or you have some architecture with problems,
190 you may need to disable this config 190 you may need to disable this config option in order to
191 successfully build the kernel. 191 successfully build the kernel.
192 192
193 If in doubt, say Y. 193 If in doubt, say Y.
194 194
195 config UAPI_HEADER_TEST 195 config UAPI_HEADER_TEST
196 bool "Compile test UAPI headers" 196 bool "Compile test UAPI headers"
197 depends on HEADERS_INSTALL && CC_CAN_L 197 depends on HEADERS_INSTALL && CC_CAN_LINK
198 help 198 help
199 Compile test headers exported to use 199 Compile test headers exported to user-space to ensure they are
200 self-contained, i.e. compilable as s 200 self-contained, i.e. compilable as standalone units.
201 201
202 If you are a developer or tester and 202 If you are a developer or tester and want to ensure the exported
203 headers are self-contained, say Y he 203 headers are self-contained, say Y here. Otherwise, choose N.
204 204
205 config LOCALVERSION 205 config LOCALVERSION
206 string "Local version - append to kern 206 string "Local version - append to kernel release"
207 help 207 help
208 Append an extra string to the end of 208 Append an extra string to the end of your kernel version.
209 This will show up when you type unam 209 This will show up when you type uname, for example.
210 The string you set here will be appe 210 The string you set here will be appended after the contents of
211 any files with a filename matching l 211 any files with a filename matching localversion* in your
212 object and source tree, in that orde 212 object and source tree, in that order. Your total string can
213 be a maximum of 64 characters. 213 be a maximum of 64 characters.
214 214
215 config LOCALVERSION_AUTO 215 config LOCALVERSION_AUTO
216 bool "Automatically append version inf 216 bool "Automatically append version information to the version string"
217 default y 217 default y
218 depends on !COMPILE_TEST 218 depends on !COMPILE_TEST
219 help 219 help
220 This will try to automatically deter 220 This will try to automatically determine if the current tree is a
221 release tree by looking for git tags 221 release tree by looking for git tags that belong to the current
222 top of tree revision. 222 top of tree revision.
223 223
224 A string of the format -gxxxxxxxx wi 224 A string of the format -gxxxxxxxx will be added to the localversion
225 if a git-based tree is found. The s 225 if a git-based tree is found. The string generated by this will be
226 appended after any matching localver 226 appended after any matching localversion* files, and after the value
227 set in CONFIG_LOCALVERSION. 227 set in CONFIG_LOCALVERSION.
228 228
229 (The actual string used here is the 229 (The actual string used here is the first 12 characters produced
230 by running the command: 230 by running the command:
231 231
232 $ git rev-parse --verify HEAD 232 $ git rev-parse --verify HEAD
233 233
234 which is done within the script "scr 234 which is done within the script "scripts/setlocalversion".)
235 235
236 config BUILD_SALT 236 config BUILD_SALT
237 string "Build ID Salt" 237 string "Build ID Salt"
238 default "" 238 default ""
239 help 239 help
240 The build ID is used to link binarie 240 The build ID is used to link binaries and their debug info. Setting
241 this option will use the value in th 241 this option will use the value in the calculation of the build id.
242 This is mostly useful for distributi 242 This is mostly useful for distributions which want to ensure the
243 build is unique between builds. It's 243 build is unique between builds. It's safe to leave the default.
244 244
245 config HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP 245 config HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP
246 bool 246 bool
247 247
248 config HAVE_KERNEL_BZIP2 248 config HAVE_KERNEL_BZIP2
249 bool 249 bool
250 250
251 config HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA 251 config HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA
252 bool 252 bool
253 253
254 config HAVE_KERNEL_XZ 254 config HAVE_KERNEL_XZ
255 bool 255 bool
256 256
257 config HAVE_KERNEL_LZO 257 config HAVE_KERNEL_LZO
258 bool 258 bool
259 259
260 config HAVE_KERNEL_LZ4 260 config HAVE_KERNEL_LZ4
261 bool 261 bool
262 262
263 config HAVE_KERNEL_ZSTD 263 config HAVE_KERNEL_ZSTD
264 bool 264 bool
265 265
266 config HAVE_KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED 266 config HAVE_KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED
267 bool 267 bool
268 268
269 choice 269 choice
270 prompt "Kernel compression mode" 270 prompt "Kernel compression mode"
271 default KERNEL_GZIP 271 default KERNEL_GZIP
272 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP || HAVE_KE 272 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP || HAVE_KERNEL_BZIP2 || HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA || HAVE_KERNEL_XZ || HAVE_KERNEL_LZO || HAVE_KERNEL_LZ4 || HAVE_KERNEL_ZSTD || HAVE_KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED
273 help 273 help
274 The linux kernel is a kind of self-e 274 The linux kernel is a kind of self-extracting executable.
275 Several compression algorithms are a 275 Several compression algorithms are available, which differ
276 in efficiency, compression and decom 276 in efficiency, compression and decompression speed.
277 Compression speed is only relevant w 277 Compression speed is only relevant when building a kernel.
278 Decompression speed is relevant at e 278 Decompression speed is relevant at each boot.
279 279
280 If you have any problems with bzip2 280 If you have any problems with bzip2 or lzma compressed
281 kernels, mail me (Alain Knaff) <alain 281 kernels, mail me (Alain Knaff) <alain@knaff.lu>. (An older
282 version of this functionality (bzip2 282 version of this functionality (bzip2 only), for 2.4, was
283 supplied by Christian Ludwig) 283 supplied by Christian Ludwig)
284 284
285 High compression options are mostly 285 High compression options are mostly useful for users, who
286 are low on disk space (embedded syst 286 are low on disk space (embedded systems), but for whom ram
287 size matters less. 287 size matters less.
288 288
289 If in doubt, select 'gzip' 289 If in doubt, select 'gzip'
290 290
291 config KERNEL_GZIP 291 config KERNEL_GZIP
292 bool "Gzip" 292 bool "Gzip"
293 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP 293 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP
294 help 294 help
295 The old and tried gzip compression. 295 The old and tried gzip compression. It provides a good balance
296 between compression ratio and decomp 296 between compression ratio and decompression speed.
297 297
298 config KERNEL_BZIP2 298 config KERNEL_BZIP2
299 bool "Bzip2" 299 bool "Bzip2"
300 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_BZIP2 300 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_BZIP2
301 help 301 help
302 Its compression ratio and speed is i 302 Its compression ratio and speed is intermediate.
303 Decompression speed is slowest among 303 Decompression speed is slowest among the choices. The kernel
304 size is about 10% smaller with bzip2 304 size is about 10% smaller with bzip2, in comparison to gzip.
305 Bzip2 uses a large amount of memory. 305 Bzip2 uses a large amount of memory. For modern kernels you
306 will need at least 8MB RAM or more f 306 will need at least 8MB RAM or more for booting.
307 307
308 config KERNEL_LZMA 308 config KERNEL_LZMA
309 bool "LZMA" 309 bool "LZMA"
310 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA 310 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA
311 help 311 help
312 This compression algorithm's ratio i 312 This compression algorithm's ratio is best. Decompression speed
313 is between gzip and bzip2. Compress 313 is between gzip and bzip2. Compression is slowest.
314 The kernel size is about 33% smaller 314 The kernel size is about 33% smaller with LZMA in comparison to gzip.
315 315
316 config KERNEL_XZ 316 config KERNEL_XZ
317 bool "XZ" 317 bool "XZ"
318 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_XZ 318 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_XZ
319 help 319 help
320 XZ uses the LZMA2 algorithm and inst 320 XZ uses the LZMA2 algorithm and instruction set specific
321 BCJ filters which can improve compre 321 BCJ filters which can improve compression ratio of executable
322 code. The size of the kernel is abou 322 code. The size of the kernel is about 30% smaller with XZ in
323 comparison to gzip. On architectures 323 comparison to gzip. On architectures for which there is a BCJ
324 filter (i386, x86_64, ARM, ARM64, RI 324 filter (i386, x86_64, ARM, ARM64, RISC-V, big endian PowerPC,
325 and SPARC), XZ will create a few per 325 and SPARC), XZ will create a few percent smaller kernel than
326 plain LZMA. 326 plain LZMA.
327 327
328 The speed is about the same as with 328 The speed is about the same as with LZMA: The decompression
329 speed of XZ is better than that of b 329 speed of XZ is better than that of bzip2 but worse than gzip
330 and LZO. Compression is slow. 330 and LZO. Compression is slow.
331 331
332 config KERNEL_LZO 332 config KERNEL_LZO
333 bool "LZO" 333 bool "LZO"
334 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_LZO 334 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_LZO
335 help 335 help
336 Its compression ratio is the poorest 336 Its compression ratio is the poorest among the choices. The kernel
337 size is about 10% bigger than gzip; 337 size is about 10% bigger than gzip; however its speed
338 (both compression and decompression) 338 (both compression and decompression) is the fastest.
339 339
340 config KERNEL_LZ4 340 config KERNEL_LZ4
341 bool "LZ4" 341 bool "LZ4"
342 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_LZ4 342 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_LZ4
343 help 343 help
344 LZ4 is an LZ77-type compressor with 344 LZ4 is an LZ77-type compressor with a fixed, byte-oriented encoding.
345 A preliminary version of LZ4 de/comp 345 A preliminary version of LZ4 de/compression tool is available at
346 <https://code.google.com/p/lz4/>. 346 <https://code.google.com/p/lz4/>.
347 347
348 Its compression ratio is worse than 348 Its compression ratio is worse than LZO. The size of the kernel
349 is about 8% bigger than LZO. But the 349 is about 8% bigger than LZO. But the decompression speed is
350 faster than LZO. 350 faster than LZO.
351 351
352 config KERNEL_ZSTD 352 config KERNEL_ZSTD
353 bool "ZSTD" 353 bool "ZSTD"
354 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_ZSTD 354 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_ZSTD
355 help 355 help
356 ZSTD is a compression algorithm targ 356 ZSTD is a compression algorithm targeting intermediate compression
357 with fast decompression speed. It wi 357 with fast decompression speed. It will compress better than GZIP and
358 decompress around the same speed as 358 decompress around the same speed as LZO, but slower than LZ4. You
359 will need at least 192 KB RAM or mor 359 will need at least 192 KB RAM or more for booting. The zstd command
360 line tool is required for compressio 360 line tool is required for compression.
361 361
362 config KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED 362 config KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED
363 bool "None" 363 bool "None"
364 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED 364 depends on HAVE_KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED
365 help 365 help
366 Produce uncompressed kernel image. T 366 Produce uncompressed kernel image. This option is usually not what
367 you want. It is useful for debugging 367 you want. It is useful for debugging the kernel in slow simulation
368 environments, where decompressing an 368 environments, where decompressing and moving the kernel is awfully
369 slow. This option allows early boot 369 slow. This option allows early boot code to skip the decompressor
370 and jump right at uncompressed kerne 370 and jump right at uncompressed kernel image.
371 371
372 endchoice 372 endchoice
373 373
374 config DEFAULT_INIT 374 config DEFAULT_INIT
375 string "Default init path" 375 string "Default init path"
376 default "" 376 default ""
377 help 377 help
378 This option determines the default i 378 This option determines the default init for the system if no init=
379 option is passed on the kernel comma 379 option is passed on the kernel command line. If the requested path is
380 not present, we will still then move 380 not present, we will still then move on to attempting further
381 locations (e.g. /sbin/init, etc). If 381 locations (e.g. /sbin/init, etc). If this is empty, we will just use
382 the fallback list when init= is not 382 the fallback list when init= is not passed.
383 383
384 config DEFAULT_HOSTNAME 384 config DEFAULT_HOSTNAME
385 string "Default hostname" 385 string "Default hostname"
386 default "(none)" 386 default "(none)"
387 help 387 help
388 This option determines the default s 388 This option determines the default system hostname before userspace
389 calls sethostname(2). The kernel tra 389 calls sethostname(2). The kernel traditionally uses "(none)" here,
390 but you may wish to use a different 390 but you may wish to use a different default here to make a minimal
391 system more usable with less configu 391 system more usable with less configuration.
392 392
393 config SYSVIPC 393 config SYSVIPC
394 bool "System V IPC" 394 bool "System V IPC"
395 help 395 help
396 Inter Process Communication is a sui 396 Inter Process Communication is a suite of library functions and
397 system calls which let processes (ru 397 system calls which let processes (running programs) synchronize and
398 exchange information. It is generall 398 exchange information. It is generally considered to be a good thing,
399 and some programs won't run unless y 399 and some programs won't run unless you say Y here. In particular, if
400 you want to run the DOS emulator dos 400 you want to run the DOS emulator dosemu under Linux (read the
401 DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from <http:/ 401 DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>),
402 you'll need to say Y here. 402 you'll need to say Y here.
403 403
404 You can find documentation about IPC 404 You can find documentation about IPC with "info ipc" and also in
405 section 6.4 of the Linux Programmer' 405 section 6.4 of the Linux Programmer's Guide, available from
406 <http://www.tldp.org/guides.html>. 406 <http://www.tldp.org/guides.html>.
407 407
408 config SYSVIPC_SYSCTL 408 config SYSVIPC_SYSCTL
409 bool 409 bool
410 depends on SYSVIPC 410 depends on SYSVIPC
411 depends on SYSCTL 411 depends on SYSCTL
412 default y 412 default y
413 413
414 config SYSVIPC_COMPAT 414 config SYSVIPC_COMPAT
415 def_bool y 415 def_bool y
416 depends on COMPAT && SYSVIPC 416 depends on COMPAT && SYSVIPC
417 417
418 config POSIX_MQUEUE 418 config POSIX_MQUEUE
419 bool "POSIX Message Queues" 419 bool "POSIX Message Queues"
420 depends on NET 420 depends on NET
421 help 421 help
422 POSIX variant of message queues is a 422 POSIX variant of message queues is a part of IPC. In POSIX message
423 queues every message has a priority 423 queues every message has a priority which decides about succession
424 of receiving it by a process. If you 424 of receiving it by a process. If you want to compile and run
425 programs written e.g. for Solaris wi 425 programs written e.g. for Solaris with use of its POSIX message
426 queues (functions mq_*) say Y here. 426 queues (functions mq_*) say Y here.
427 427
428 POSIX message queues are visible as 428 POSIX message queues are visible as a filesystem called 'mqueue'
429 and can be mounted somewhere if you 429 and can be mounted somewhere if you want to do filesystem
430 operations on message queues. 430 operations on message queues.
431 431
432 If unsure, say Y. 432 If unsure, say Y.
433 433
434 config POSIX_MQUEUE_SYSCTL 434 config POSIX_MQUEUE_SYSCTL
435 bool 435 bool
436 depends on POSIX_MQUEUE 436 depends on POSIX_MQUEUE
437 depends on SYSCTL 437 depends on SYSCTL
438 default y 438 default y
439 439
440 config WATCH_QUEUE 440 config WATCH_QUEUE
441 bool "General notification queue" 441 bool "General notification queue"
442 default n 442 default n
443 help 443 help
444 444
445 This is a general notification queue 445 This is a general notification queue for the kernel to pass events to
446 userspace by splicing them into pipe 446 userspace by splicing them into pipes. It can be used in conjunction
447 with watches for key/keyring change 447 with watches for key/keyring change notifications and device
448 notifications. 448 notifications.
449 449
450 See Documentation/core-api/watch_que 450 See Documentation/core-api/watch_queue.rst
451 451
452 config CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH 452 config CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH
453 bool "Enable process_vm_readv/writev s 453 bool "Enable process_vm_readv/writev syscalls"
454 depends on MMU 454 depends on MMU
455 default y 455 default y
456 help 456 help
457 Enabling this option adds the system 457 Enabling this option adds the system calls process_vm_readv and
458 process_vm_writev which allow a proc 458 process_vm_writev which allow a process with the correct privileges
459 to directly read from or write to an 459 to directly read from or write to another process' address space.
460 See the man page for more details. 460 See the man page for more details.
461 461
462 config USELIB 462 config USELIB
463 bool "uselib syscall (for libc5 and ea 463 bool "uselib syscall (for libc5 and earlier)"
464 default ALPHA || M68K || SPARC 464 default ALPHA || M68K || SPARC
465 help 465 help
466 This option enables the uselib sysca 466 This option enables the uselib syscall, a system call used in the
467 dynamic linker from libc5 and earlie 467 dynamic linker from libc5 and earlier. glibc does not use this
468 system call. If you intend to run p 468 system call. If you intend to run programs built on libc5 or
469 earlier, you may need to enable this 469 earlier, you may need to enable this syscall. Current systems
470 running glibc can safely disable thi 470 running glibc can safely disable this.
471 471
472 config AUDIT 472 config AUDIT
473 bool "Auditing support" 473 bool "Auditing support"
474 depends on NET 474 depends on NET
475 help 475 help
476 Enable auditing infrastructure that 476 Enable auditing infrastructure that can be used with another
477 kernel subsystem, such as SELinux (w 477 kernel subsystem, such as SELinux (which requires this for
478 logging of avc messages output). Sy 478 logging of avc messages output). System call auditing is included
479 on architectures which support it. 479 on architectures which support it.
480 480
481 config HAVE_ARCH_AUDITSYSCALL 481 config HAVE_ARCH_AUDITSYSCALL
482 bool 482 bool
483 483
484 config AUDITSYSCALL 484 config AUDITSYSCALL
485 def_bool y 485 def_bool y
486 depends on AUDIT && HAVE_ARCH_AUDITSYS 486 depends on AUDIT && HAVE_ARCH_AUDITSYSCALL
487 select FSNOTIFY 487 select FSNOTIFY
488 488
489 source "kernel/irq/Kconfig" 489 source "kernel/irq/Kconfig"
490 source "kernel/time/Kconfig" 490 source "kernel/time/Kconfig"
491 source "kernel/bpf/Kconfig" 491 source "kernel/bpf/Kconfig"
492 source "kernel/Kconfig.preempt" 492 source "kernel/Kconfig.preempt"
493 493
494 menu "CPU/Task time and stats accounting" 494 menu "CPU/Task time and stats accounting"
495 495
496 config VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING 496 config VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING
497 bool 497 bool
498 498
499 choice 499 choice
500 prompt "Cputime accounting" 500 prompt "Cputime accounting"
501 default TICK_CPU_ACCOUNTING 501 default TICK_CPU_ACCOUNTING
502 502
503 # Kind of a stub config for the pure tick base 503 # Kind of a stub config for the pure tick based cputime accounting
504 config TICK_CPU_ACCOUNTING 504 config TICK_CPU_ACCOUNTING
505 bool "Simple tick based cputime accoun 505 bool "Simple tick based cputime accounting"
506 depends on !S390 && !NO_HZ_FULL 506 depends on !S390 && !NO_HZ_FULL
507 help 507 help
508 This is the basic tick based cputime 508 This is the basic tick based cputime accounting that maintains
509 statistics about user, system and id 509 statistics about user, system and idle time spent on per jiffies
510 granularity. 510 granularity.
511 511
512 If unsure, say Y. 512 If unsure, say Y.
513 513
514 config VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_NATIVE 514 config VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_NATIVE
515 bool "Deterministic task and CPU time 515 bool "Deterministic task and CPU time accounting"
516 depends on HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING && 516 depends on HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING && !NO_HZ_FULL
517 select VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING 517 select VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING
518 help 518 help
519 Select this option to enable more ac 519 Select this option to enable more accurate task and CPU time
520 accounting. This is done by reading 520 accounting. This is done by reading a CPU counter on each
521 kernel entry and exit and on transit 521 kernel entry and exit and on transitions within the kernel
522 between system, softirq and hardirq 522 between system, softirq and hardirq state, so there is a
523 small performance impact. In the ca 523 small performance impact. In the case of s390 or IBM POWER > 5,
524 this also enables accounting of stol 524 this also enables accounting of stolen time on logically-partitioned
525 systems. 525 systems.
526 526
527 config VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN 527 config VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN
528 bool "Full dynticks CPU time accountin 528 bool "Full dynticks CPU time accounting"
529 depends on HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER 529 depends on HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER
530 depends on HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GE 530 depends on HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN
531 depends on GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS 531 depends on GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
532 select VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING 532 select VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING
533 select CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER 533 select CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER
534 help 534 help
535 Select this option to enable task an 535 Select this option to enable task and CPU time accounting on full
536 dynticks systems. This accounting is 536 dynticks systems. This accounting is implemented by watching every
537 kernel-user boundaries using the con 537 kernel-user boundaries using the context tracking subsystem.
538 The accounting is thus performed at 538 The accounting is thus performed at the expense of some significant
539 overhead. 539 overhead.
540 540
541 For now this is only useful if you a 541 For now this is only useful if you are working on the full
542 dynticks subsystem development. 542 dynticks subsystem development.
543 543
544 If unsure, say N. 544 If unsure, say N.
545 545
546 endchoice 546 endchoice
547 547
548 config IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING 548 config IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
549 bool "Fine granularity task level IRQ 549 bool "Fine granularity task level IRQ time accounting"
550 depends on HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING && 550 depends on HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING && !VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_NATIVE
551 help 551 help
552 Select this option to enable fine gr 552 Select this option to enable fine granularity task irq time
553 accounting. This is done by reading 553 accounting. This is done by reading a timestamp on each
554 transitions between softirq and hard 554 transitions between softirq and hardirq state, so there can be a
555 small performance impact. 555 small performance impact.
556 556
557 If in doubt, say N here. 557 If in doubt, say N here.
558 558
559 config HAVE_SCHED_AVG_IRQ 559 config HAVE_SCHED_AVG_IRQ
560 def_bool y 560 def_bool y
561 depends on IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING || PARA 561 depends on IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING || PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING
562 depends on SMP 562 depends on SMP
563 563
564 config SCHED_HW_PRESSURE 564 config SCHED_HW_PRESSURE
565 bool 565 bool
566 default y if ARM && ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY 566 default y if ARM && ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY
567 default y if ARM64 567 default y if ARM64
568 depends on SMP 568 depends on SMP
569 depends on CPU_FREQ_THERMAL 569 depends on CPU_FREQ_THERMAL
570 help 570 help
571 Select this option to enable HW pres 571 Select this option to enable HW pressure accounting in the
572 scheduler. HW pressure is the value 572 scheduler. HW pressure is the value conveyed to the scheduler
573 that reflects the reduction in CPU c 573 that reflects the reduction in CPU compute capacity resulted from
574 HW throttling. HW throttling occurs 574 HW throttling. HW throttling occurs when the performance of
575 a CPU is capped due to high operatin 575 a CPU is capped due to high operating temperatures as an example.
576 576
577 If selected, the scheduler will be a 577 If selected, the scheduler will be able to balance tasks accordingly,
578 i.e. put less load on throttled CPUs 578 i.e. put less load on throttled CPUs than on non/less throttled ones.
579 579
580 This requires the architecture to im 580 This requires the architecture to implement
581 arch_update_hw_pressure() and arch_s 581 arch_update_hw_pressure() and arch_scale_thermal_pressure().
582 582
583 config BSD_PROCESS_ACCT 583 config BSD_PROCESS_ACCT
584 bool "BSD Process Accounting" 584 bool "BSD Process Accounting"
585 depends on MULTIUSER 585 depends on MULTIUSER
586 help 586 help
587 If you say Y here, a user level prog 587 If you say Y here, a user level program will be able to instruct the
588 kernel (via a special system call) t 588 kernel (via a special system call) to write process accounting
589 information to a file: whenever a pr 589 information to a file: whenever a process exits, information about
590 that process will be appended to the 590 that process will be appended to the file by the kernel. The
591 information includes things such as 591 information includes things such as creation time, owning user,
592 command name, memory usage, controll 592 command name, memory usage, controlling terminal etc. (the complete
593 list is in the struct acct in <file: 593 list is in the struct acct in <file:include/linux/acct.h>). It is
594 up to the user level program to do u 594 up to the user level program to do useful things with this
595 information. This is generally a go 595 information. This is generally a good idea, so say Y.
596 596
597 config BSD_PROCESS_ACCT_V3 597 config BSD_PROCESS_ACCT_V3
598 bool "BSD Process Accounting version 3 598 bool "BSD Process Accounting version 3 file format"
599 depends on BSD_PROCESS_ACCT 599 depends on BSD_PROCESS_ACCT
600 default n 600 default n
601 help 601 help
602 If you say Y here, the process accou 602 If you say Y here, the process accounting information is written
603 in a new file format that also logs 603 in a new file format that also logs the process IDs of each
604 process and its parent. Note that th 604 process and its parent. Note that this file format is incompatible
605 with previous v0/v1/v2 file formats, 605 with previous v0/v1/v2 file formats, so you will need updated tools
606 for processing it. A preliminary ver 606 for processing it. A preliminary version of these tools is available
607 at <http://www.gnu.org/software/acct 607 at <http://www.gnu.org/software/acct/>.
608 608
609 config TASKSTATS 609 config TASKSTATS
610 bool "Export task/process statistics t 610 bool "Export task/process statistics through netlink"
611 depends on NET 611 depends on NET
612 depends on MULTIUSER 612 depends on MULTIUSER
613 default n 613 default n
614 help 614 help
615 Export selected statistics for tasks 615 Export selected statistics for tasks/processes through the
616 generic netlink interface. Unlike BS 616 generic netlink interface. Unlike BSD process accounting, the
617 statistics are available during the 617 statistics are available during the lifetime of tasks/processes as
618 responses to commands. Like BSD acco 618 responses to commands. Like BSD accounting, they are sent to user
619 space on task exit. 619 space on task exit.
620 620
621 Say N if unsure. 621 Say N if unsure.
622 622
623 config TASK_DELAY_ACCT 623 config TASK_DELAY_ACCT
624 bool "Enable per-task delay accounting 624 bool "Enable per-task delay accounting"
625 depends on TASKSTATS 625 depends on TASKSTATS
626 select SCHED_INFO 626 select SCHED_INFO
627 help 627 help
628 Collect information on time spent by 628 Collect information on time spent by a task waiting for system
629 resources like cpu, synchronous bloc 629 resources like cpu, synchronous block I/O completion and swapping
630 in pages. Such statistics can help i 630 in pages. Such statistics can help in setting a task's priorities
631 relative to other tasks for cpu, io, 631 relative to other tasks for cpu, io, rss limits etc.
632 632
633 Say N if unsure. 633 Say N if unsure.
634 634
635 config TASK_XACCT 635 config TASK_XACCT
636 bool "Enable extended accounting over 636 bool "Enable extended accounting over taskstats"
637 depends on TASKSTATS 637 depends on TASKSTATS
638 help 638 help
639 Collect extended task accounting dat 639 Collect extended task accounting data and send the data
640 to userland for processing over the 640 to userland for processing over the taskstats interface.
641 641
642 Say N if unsure. 642 Say N if unsure.
643 643
644 config TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING 644 config TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING
645 bool "Enable per-task storage I/O acco 645 bool "Enable per-task storage I/O accounting"
646 depends on TASK_XACCT 646 depends on TASK_XACCT
647 help 647 help
648 Collect information on the number of 648 Collect information on the number of bytes of storage I/O which this
649 task has caused. 649 task has caused.
650 650
651 Say N if unsure. 651 Say N if unsure.
652 652
653 config PSI 653 config PSI
654 bool "Pressure stall information track 654 bool "Pressure stall information tracking"
655 select KERNFS 655 select KERNFS
656 help 656 help
657 Collect metrics that indicate how ov 657 Collect metrics that indicate how overcommitted the CPU, memory,
658 and IO capacity are in the system. 658 and IO capacity are in the system.
659 659
660 If you say Y here, the kernel will c 660 If you say Y here, the kernel will create /proc/pressure/ with the
661 pressure statistics files cpu, memor 661 pressure statistics files cpu, memory, and io. These will indicate
662 the share of walltime in which some 662 the share of walltime in which some or all tasks in the system are
663 delayed due to contention of the res 663 delayed due to contention of the respective resource.
664 664
665 In kernels with cgroup support, cgro 665 In kernels with cgroup support, cgroups (cgroup2 only) will
666 have cpu.pressure, memory.pressure, 666 have cpu.pressure, memory.pressure, and io.pressure files,
667 which aggregate pressure stalls for 667 which aggregate pressure stalls for the grouped tasks only.
668 668
669 For more details see Documentation/a 669 For more details see Documentation/accounting/psi.rst.
670 670
671 Say N if unsure. 671 Say N if unsure.
672 672
673 config PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED 673 config PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED
674 bool "Require boot parameter to enable 674 bool "Require boot parameter to enable pressure stall information tracking"
675 default n 675 default n
676 depends on PSI 676 depends on PSI
677 help 677 help
678 If set, pressure stall information t 678 If set, pressure stall information tracking will be disabled
679 per default but can be enabled throu 679 per default but can be enabled through passing psi=1 on the
680 kernel commandline during boot. 680 kernel commandline during boot.
681 681
682 This feature adds some code to the t 682 This feature adds some code to the task wakeup and sleep
683 paths of the scheduler. The overhead 683 paths of the scheduler. The overhead is too low to affect
684 common scheduling-intense workloads 684 common scheduling-intense workloads in practice (such as
685 webservers, memcache), but it does s 685 webservers, memcache), but it does show up in artificial
686 scheduler stress tests, such as hack 686 scheduler stress tests, such as hackbench.
687 687
688 If you are paranoid and not sure wha 688 If you are paranoid and not sure what the kernel will be
689 used for, say Y. 689 used for, say Y.
690 690
691 Say N if unsure. 691 Say N if unsure.
692 692
693 endmenu # "CPU/Task time and stats accounting" 693 endmenu # "CPU/Task time and stats accounting"
694 694
695 config CPU_ISOLATION 695 config CPU_ISOLATION
696 bool "CPU isolation" 696 bool "CPU isolation"
697 depends on SMP || COMPILE_TEST 697 depends on SMP || COMPILE_TEST
698 default y 698 default y
699 help 699 help
700 Make sure that CPUs running critical 700 Make sure that CPUs running critical tasks are not disturbed by
701 any source of "noise" such as unboun 701 any source of "noise" such as unbound workqueues, timers, kthreads...
702 Unbound jobs get offloaded to housek 702 Unbound jobs get offloaded to housekeeping CPUs. This is driven by
703 the "isolcpus=" boot parameter. 703 the "isolcpus=" boot parameter.
704 704
705 Say Y if unsure. 705 Say Y if unsure.
706 706
707 source "kernel/rcu/Kconfig" 707 source "kernel/rcu/Kconfig"
708 708
709 config IKCONFIG 709 config IKCONFIG
710 tristate "Kernel .config support" 710 tristate "Kernel .config support"
711 help 711 help
712 This option enables the complete Lin 712 This option enables the complete Linux kernel ".config" file
713 contents to be saved in the kernel. 713 contents to be saved in the kernel. It provides documentation
714 of which kernel options are used in 714 of which kernel options are used in a running kernel or in an
715 on-disk kernel. This information ca 715 on-disk kernel. This information can be extracted from the kernel
716 image file with the script scripts/e 716 image file with the script scripts/extract-ikconfig and used as
717 input to rebuild the current kernel 717 input to rebuild the current kernel or to build another kernel.
718 It can also be extracted from a runn 718 It can also be extracted from a running kernel by reading
719 /proc/config.gz if enabled (below). 719 /proc/config.gz if enabled (below).
720 720
721 config IKCONFIG_PROC 721 config IKCONFIG_PROC
722 bool "Enable access to .config through 722 bool "Enable access to .config through /proc/config.gz"
723 depends on IKCONFIG && PROC_FS 723 depends on IKCONFIG && PROC_FS
724 help 724 help
725 This option enables access to the ke 725 This option enables access to the kernel configuration file
726 through /proc/config.gz. 726 through /proc/config.gz.
727 727
728 config IKHEADERS 728 config IKHEADERS
729 tristate "Enable kernel headers throug 729 tristate "Enable kernel headers through /sys/kernel/kheaders.tar.xz"
730 depends on SYSFS 730 depends on SYSFS
731 help 731 help
732 This option enables access to the in 732 This option enables access to the in-kernel headers that are generated during
733 the build process. These can be used 733 the build process. These can be used to build eBPF tracing programs,
734 or similar programs. If you build t 734 or similar programs. If you build the headers as a module, a module called
735 kheaders.ko is built which can be lo 735 kheaders.ko is built which can be loaded on-demand to get access to headers.
736 736
737 config LOG_BUF_SHIFT 737 config LOG_BUF_SHIFT
738 int "Kernel log buffer size (16 => 64K 738 int "Kernel log buffer size (16 => 64KB, 17 => 128KB)"
739 range 12 25 739 range 12 25
740 default 17 740 default 17
741 depends on PRINTK 741 depends on PRINTK
742 help 742 help
743 Select the minimal kernel log buffer 743 Select the minimal kernel log buffer size as a power of 2.
744 The final size is affected by LOG_CP 744 The final size is affected by LOG_CPU_MAX_BUF_SHIFT config
745 parameter, see below. Any higher siz 745 parameter, see below. Any higher size also might be forced
746 by "log_buf_len" boot parameter. 746 by "log_buf_len" boot parameter.
747 747
748 Examples: 748 Examples:
749 17 => 128 KB 749 17 => 128 KB
750 16 => 64 KB 750 16 => 64 KB
751 15 => 32 KB 751 15 => 32 KB
752 14 => 16 KB 752 14 => 16 KB
753 13 => 8 KB 753 13 => 8 KB
754 12 => 4 KB 754 12 => 4 KB
755 755
756 config LOG_CPU_MAX_BUF_SHIFT 756 config LOG_CPU_MAX_BUF_SHIFT
757 int "CPU kernel log buffer size contri 757 int "CPU kernel log buffer size contribution (13 => 8 KB, 17 => 128KB)"
758 depends on SMP 758 depends on SMP
759 range 0 21 759 range 0 21
760 default 0 if BASE_SMALL 760 default 0 if BASE_SMALL
761 default 12 761 default 12
762 depends on PRINTK 762 depends on PRINTK
763 help 763 help
764 This option allows to increase the d 764 This option allows to increase the default ring buffer size
765 according to the number of CPUs. The 765 according to the number of CPUs. The value defines the contribution
766 of each CPU as a power of 2. The use 766 of each CPU as a power of 2. The used space is typically only few
767 lines however it might be much more 767 lines however it might be much more when problems are reported,
768 e.g. backtraces. 768 e.g. backtraces.
769 769
770 The increased size means that a new 770 The increased size means that a new buffer has to be allocated and
771 the original static one is unused. I 771 the original static one is unused. It makes sense only on systems
772 with more CPUs. Therefore this value 772 with more CPUs. Therefore this value is used only when the sum of
773 contributions is greater than the ha 773 contributions is greater than the half of the default kernel ring
774 buffer as defined by LOG_BUF_SHIFT. 774 buffer as defined by LOG_BUF_SHIFT. The default values are set
775 so that more than 16 CPUs are needed 775 so that more than 16 CPUs are needed to trigger the allocation.
776 776
777 Also this option is ignored when "lo 777 Also this option is ignored when "log_buf_len" kernel parameter is
778 used as it forces an exact (power of 778 used as it forces an exact (power of two) size of the ring buffer.
779 779
780 The number of possible CPUs is used 780 The number of possible CPUs is used for this computation ignoring
781 hotplugging making the computation o 781 hotplugging making the computation optimal for the worst case
782 scenario while allowing a simple alg 782 scenario while allowing a simple algorithm to be used from bootup.
783 783
784 Examples shift values and their mean 784 Examples shift values and their meaning:
785 17 => 128 KB for each CPU 785 17 => 128 KB for each CPU
786 16 => 64 KB for each CPU 786 16 => 64 KB for each CPU
787 15 => 32 KB for each CPU 787 15 => 32 KB for each CPU
788 14 => 16 KB for each CPU 788 14 => 16 KB for each CPU
789 13 => 8 KB for each CPU 789 13 => 8 KB for each CPU
790 12 => 4 KB for each CPU 790 12 => 4 KB for each CPU
791 791
792 config PRINTK_INDEX 792 config PRINTK_INDEX
793 bool "Printk indexing debugfs interfac 793 bool "Printk indexing debugfs interface"
794 depends on PRINTK && DEBUG_FS 794 depends on PRINTK && DEBUG_FS
795 help 795 help
796 Add support for indexing of all prin 796 Add support for indexing of all printk formats known at compile time
797 at <debugfs>/printk/index/<module>. 797 at <debugfs>/printk/index/<module>.
798 798
799 This can be used as part of maintain 799 This can be used as part of maintaining daemons which monitor
800 /dev/kmsg, as it permits auditing th 800 /dev/kmsg, as it permits auditing the printk formats present in a
801 kernel, allowing detection of cases 801 kernel, allowing detection of cases where monitored printks are
802 changed or no longer present. 802 changed or no longer present.
803 803
804 There is no additional runtime cost 804 There is no additional runtime cost to printk with this enabled.
805 805
806 # 806 #
807 # Architectures with an unreliable sched_clock 807 # Architectures with an unreliable sched_clock() should select this:
808 # 808 #
809 config HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK 809 config HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK
810 bool 810 bool
811 811
812 config GENERIC_SCHED_CLOCK 812 config GENERIC_SCHED_CLOCK
813 bool 813 bool
814 814
815 menu "Scheduler features" 815 menu "Scheduler features"
816 816
817 config UCLAMP_TASK 817 config UCLAMP_TASK
818 bool "Enable utilization clamping for 818 bool "Enable utilization clamping for RT/FAIR tasks"
819 depends on CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHEDUTIL 819 depends on CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHEDUTIL
820 help 820 help
821 This feature enables the scheduler t 821 This feature enables the scheduler to track the clamped utilization
822 of each CPU based on RUNNABLE tasks 822 of each CPU based on RUNNABLE tasks scheduled on that CPU.
823 823
824 With this option, the user can speci 824 With this option, the user can specify the min and max CPU
825 utilization allowed for RUNNABLE tas 825 utilization allowed for RUNNABLE tasks. The max utilization defines
826 the maximum frequency a task should 826 the maximum frequency a task should use while the min utilization
827 defines the minimum frequency it sho 827 defines the minimum frequency it should use.
828 828
829 Both min and max utilization clamp v 829 Both min and max utilization clamp values are hints to the scheduler,
830 aiming at improving its frequency se 830 aiming at improving its frequency selection policy, but they do not
831 enforce or grant any specific bandwi 831 enforce or grant any specific bandwidth for tasks.
832 832
833 If in doubt, say N. 833 If in doubt, say N.
834 834
835 config UCLAMP_BUCKETS_COUNT 835 config UCLAMP_BUCKETS_COUNT
836 int "Number of supported utilization c 836 int "Number of supported utilization clamp buckets"
837 range 5 20 837 range 5 20
838 default 5 838 default 5
839 depends on UCLAMP_TASK 839 depends on UCLAMP_TASK
840 help 840 help
841 Defines the number of clamp buckets 841 Defines the number of clamp buckets to use. The range of each bucket
842 will be SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE/UCLAMP_ 842 will be SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE/UCLAMP_BUCKETS_COUNT. The higher the
843 number of clamp buckets the finer th 843 number of clamp buckets the finer their granularity and the higher
844 the precision of clamping aggregatio 844 the precision of clamping aggregation and tracking at run-time.
845 845
846 For example, with the minimum config 846 For example, with the minimum configuration value we will have 5
847 clamp buckets tracking 20% utilizati 847 clamp buckets tracking 20% utilization each. A 25% boosted tasks will
848 be refcounted in the [20..39]% bucke 848 be refcounted in the [20..39]% bucket and will set the bucket clamp
849 effective value to 25%. 849 effective value to 25%.
850 If a second 30% boosted task should 850 If a second 30% boosted task should be co-scheduled on the same CPU,
851 that task will be refcounted in the 851 that task will be refcounted in the same bucket of the first task and
852 it will boost the bucket clamp effec 852 it will boost the bucket clamp effective value to 30%.
853 The clamp effective value of a bucke 853 The clamp effective value of a bucket is reset to its nominal value
854 (20% in the example above) when ther 854 (20% in the example above) when there are no more tasks refcounted in
855 that bucket. 855 that bucket.
856 856
857 An additional boost/capping margin c 857 An additional boost/capping margin can be added to some tasks. In the
858 example above the 25% task will be b 858 example above the 25% task will be boosted to 30% until it exits the
859 CPU. If that should be considered no 859 CPU. If that should be considered not acceptable on certain systems,
860 it's always possible to reduce the m 860 it's always possible to reduce the margin by increasing the number of
861 clamp buckets to trade off used memo 861 clamp buckets to trade off used memory for run-time tracking
862 precision. 862 precision.
863 863
864 If in doubt, use the default value. 864 If in doubt, use the default value.
865 865
866 endmenu 866 endmenu
867 867
868 # 868 #
869 # For architectures that want to enable the su 869 # For architectures that want to enable the support for NUMA-affine scheduler
870 # balancing logic: 870 # balancing logic:
871 # 871 #
872 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_NUMA_BALANCING 872 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_NUMA_BALANCING
873 bool 873 bool
874 874
875 # 875 #
876 # For architectures that prefer to flush all T 876 # For architectures that prefer to flush all TLBs after a number of pages
877 # are unmapped instead of sending one IPI per 877 # are unmapped instead of sending one IPI per page to flush. The architecture
878 # must provide guarantees on what happens if a 878 # must provide guarantees on what happens if a clean TLB cache entry is
879 # written after the unmap. Details are in mm/r 879 # written after the unmap. Details are in mm/rmap.c near the check for
880 # should_defer_flush. The architecture should 880 # should_defer_flush. The architecture should also consider if the full flush
881 # and the refill costs are offset by the savin 881 # and the refill costs are offset by the savings of sending fewer IPIs.
882 config ARCH_WANT_BATCHED_UNMAP_TLB_FLUSH 882 config ARCH_WANT_BATCHED_UNMAP_TLB_FLUSH
883 bool 883 bool
884 884
885 config CC_HAS_INT128 885 config CC_HAS_INT128
886 def_bool !$(cc-option,$(m64-flag) -D__ 886 def_bool !$(cc-option,$(m64-flag) -D__SIZEOF_INT128__=0) && 64BIT
887 887
888 config CC_IMPLICIT_FALLTHROUGH 888 config CC_IMPLICIT_FALLTHROUGH
889 string 889 string
890 default "-Wimplicit-fallthrough=5" if 890 default "-Wimplicit-fallthrough=5" if CC_IS_GCC && $(cc-option,-Wimplicit-fallthrough=5)
891 default "-Wimplicit-fallthrough" if CC 891 default "-Wimplicit-fallthrough" if CC_IS_CLANG && $(cc-option,-Wunreachable-code-fallthrough)
892 892
893 # Currently, disable gcc-10+ array-bounds glob 893 # Currently, disable gcc-10+ array-bounds globally.
894 # It's still broken in gcc-13, so no upper bou 894 # It's still broken in gcc-13, so no upper bound yet.
895 config GCC10_NO_ARRAY_BOUNDS 895 config GCC10_NO_ARRAY_BOUNDS
896 def_bool y 896 def_bool y
897 897
898 config CC_NO_ARRAY_BOUNDS 898 config CC_NO_ARRAY_BOUNDS
899 bool 899 bool
900 default y if CC_IS_GCC && GCC_VERSION 900 default y if CC_IS_GCC && GCC_VERSION >= 90000 && GCC10_NO_ARRAY_BOUNDS
901 901
902 # Currently, disable -Wstringop-overflow for G 902 # Currently, disable -Wstringop-overflow for GCC globally.
903 config GCC_NO_STRINGOP_OVERFLOW 903 config GCC_NO_STRINGOP_OVERFLOW
904 def_bool y 904 def_bool y
905 905
906 config CC_NO_STRINGOP_OVERFLOW 906 config CC_NO_STRINGOP_OVERFLOW
907 bool 907 bool
908 default y if CC_IS_GCC && GCC_NO_STRIN 908 default y if CC_IS_GCC && GCC_NO_STRINGOP_OVERFLOW
909 909
910 config CC_STRINGOP_OVERFLOW 910 config CC_STRINGOP_OVERFLOW
911 bool 911 bool
912 default y if CC_IS_GCC && !CC_NO_STRIN 912 default y if CC_IS_GCC && !CC_NO_STRINGOP_OVERFLOW
913 913
914 # 914 #
915 # For architectures that know their GCC __int1 915 # For architectures that know their GCC __int128 support is sound
916 # 916 #
917 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_INT128 917 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_INT128
918 bool 918 bool
919 919
920 # For architectures that (ab)use NUMA to repre 920 # For architectures that (ab)use NUMA to represent different memory regions
921 # all cpu-local but of different latencies, su 921 # all cpu-local but of different latencies, such as SuperH.
922 # 922 #
923 config ARCH_WANT_NUMA_VARIABLE_LOCALITY 923 config ARCH_WANT_NUMA_VARIABLE_LOCALITY
924 bool 924 bool
925 925
926 config NUMA_BALANCING 926 config NUMA_BALANCING
927 bool "Memory placement aware NUMA sche 927 bool "Memory placement aware NUMA scheduler"
928 depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_NUMA_BALANCIN 928 depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_NUMA_BALANCING
929 depends on !ARCH_WANT_NUMA_VARIABLE_LO 929 depends on !ARCH_WANT_NUMA_VARIABLE_LOCALITY
930 depends on SMP && NUMA && MIGRATION && 930 depends on SMP && NUMA && MIGRATION && !PREEMPT_RT
931 help 931 help
932 This option adds support for automat 932 This option adds support for automatic NUMA aware memory/task placement.
933 The mechanism is quite primitive and 933 The mechanism is quite primitive and is based on migrating memory when
934 it has references to the node the ta 934 it has references to the node the task is running on.
935 935
936 This system will be inactive on UMA 936 This system will be inactive on UMA systems.
937 937
938 config NUMA_BALANCING_DEFAULT_ENABLED 938 config NUMA_BALANCING_DEFAULT_ENABLED
939 bool "Automatically enable NUMA aware 939 bool "Automatically enable NUMA aware memory/task placement"
940 default y 940 default y
941 depends on NUMA_BALANCING 941 depends on NUMA_BALANCING
942 help 942 help
943 If set, automatic NUMA balancing wil 943 If set, automatic NUMA balancing will be enabled if running on a NUMA
944 machine. 944 machine.
945 945
946 config SLAB_OBJ_EXT 946 config SLAB_OBJ_EXT
947 bool 947 bool
948 948
949 menuconfig CGROUPS 949 menuconfig CGROUPS
950 bool "Control Group support" 950 bool "Control Group support"
951 select KERNFS 951 select KERNFS
952 help 952 help
953 This option adds support for groupin 953 This option adds support for grouping sets of processes together, for
954 use with process control subsystems 954 use with process control subsystems such as Cpusets, CFS, memory
955 controls or device isolation. 955 controls or device isolation.
956 See 956 See
957 - Documentation/scheduler/sche 957 - Documentation/scheduler/sched-design-CFS.rst (CFS)
958 - Documentation/admin-guide/cg 958 - Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/ (features for grouping, isolation
959 and 959 and resource control)
960 960
961 Say N if unsure. 961 Say N if unsure.
962 962
963 if CGROUPS 963 if CGROUPS
964 964
965 config PAGE_COUNTER 965 config PAGE_COUNTER
966 bool 966 bool
967 967
968 config CGROUP_FAVOR_DYNMODS 968 config CGROUP_FAVOR_DYNMODS
969 bool "Favor dynamic modification laten 969 bool "Favor dynamic modification latency reduction by default"
970 help 970 help
971 This option enables the "favordynmod 971 This option enables the "favordynmods" mount option by default
972 which reduces the latencies of dynam 972 which reduces the latencies of dynamic cgroup modifications such
973 as task migrations and controller on 973 as task migrations and controller on/offs at the cost of making
974 hot path operations such as forks an 974 hot path operations such as forks and exits more expensive.
975 975
976 Say N if unsure. 976 Say N if unsure.
977 977
978 config MEMCG 978 config MEMCG
979 bool "Memory controller" 979 bool "Memory controller"
980 select PAGE_COUNTER 980 select PAGE_COUNTER
981 select EVENTFD 981 select EVENTFD
982 select SLAB_OBJ_EXT 982 select SLAB_OBJ_EXT
983 help 983 help
984 Provides control over the memory foo 984 Provides control over the memory footprint of tasks in a cgroup.
985 985
986 config MEMCG_V1 986 config MEMCG_V1
987 bool "Legacy cgroup v1 memory controll 987 bool "Legacy cgroup v1 memory controller"
988 depends on MEMCG 988 depends on MEMCG
989 default n 989 default n
990 help 990 help
991 Legacy cgroup v1 memory controller w 991 Legacy cgroup v1 memory controller which has been deprecated by
992 cgroup v2 implementation. The v1 is 992 cgroup v2 implementation. The v1 is there for legacy applications
993 which haven't migrated to the new cg 993 which haven't migrated to the new cgroup v2 interface yet. If you
994 do not have any such application the 994 do not have any such application then you are completely fine leaving
995 this option disabled. 995 this option disabled.
996 996
997 Please note that feature set of the 997 Please note that feature set of the legacy memory controller is likely
998 going to shrink due to deprecation p 998 going to shrink due to deprecation process. New deployments with v1
999 controller are highly discouraged. 999 controller are highly discouraged.
1000 1000
1001 Say N if unsure. 1001 Say N if unsure.
1002 1002
1003 config BLK_CGROUP 1003 config BLK_CGROUP
1004 bool "IO controller" 1004 bool "IO controller"
1005 depends on BLOCK 1005 depends on BLOCK
1006 default n 1006 default n
1007 help 1007 help
1008 Generic block IO controller cgroup in 1008 Generic block IO controller cgroup interface. This is the common
1009 cgroup interface which should be used 1009 cgroup interface which should be used by various IO controlling
1010 policies. 1010 policies.
1011 1011
1012 Currently, CFQ IO scheduler uses it t 1012 Currently, CFQ IO scheduler uses it to recognize task groups and
1013 control disk bandwidth allocation (pr 1013 control disk bandwidth allocation (proportional time slice allocation)
1014 to such task groups. It is also used 1014 to such task groups. It is also used by bio throttling logic in
1015 block layer to implement upper limit 1015 block layer to implement upper limit in IO rates on a device.
1016 1016
1017 This option only enables generic Bloc 1017 This option only enables generic Block IO controller infrastructure.
1018 One needs to also enable actual IO co 1018 One needs to also enable actual IO controlling logic/policy. For
1019 enabling proportional weight division 1019 enabling proportional weight division of disk bandwidth in CFQ, set
1020 CONFIG_BFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED=y; for enabl 1020 CONFIG_BFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED=y; for enabling throttling policy, set
1021 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_THROTTLING=y. 1021 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_THROTTLING=y.
1022 1022
1023 See Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup- 1023 See Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/blkio-controller.rst for more information.
1024 1024
1025 config CGROUP_WRITEBACK 1025 config CGROUP_WRITEBACK
1026 bool 1026 bool
1027 depends on MEMCG && BLK_CGROUP 1027 depends on MEMCG && BLK_CGROUP
1028 default y 1028 default y
1029 1029
1030 menuconfig CGROUP_SCHED 1030 menuconfig CGROUP_SCHED
1031 bool "CPU controller" 1031 bool "CPU controller"
1032 default n 1032 default n
1033 help 1033 help
1034 This feature lets CPU scheduler rec 1034 This feature lets CPU scheduler recognize task groups and control CPU
1035 bandwidth allocation to such task g 1035 bandwidth allocation to such task groups. It uses cgroups to group
1036 tasks. 1036 tasks.
1037 1037
1038 if CGROUP_SCHED 1038 if CGROUP_SCHED
1039 config GROUP_SCHED_WEIGHT 1039 config GROUP_SCHED_WEIGHT
1040 def_bool n 1040 def_bool n
1041 1041
1042 config FAIR_GROUP_SCHED 1042 config FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
1043 bool "Group scheduling for SCHED_OTHE 1043 bool "Group scheduling for SCHED_OTHER"
1044 depends on CGROUP_SCHED 1044 depends on CGROUP_SCHED
1045 select GROUP_SCHED_WEIGHT 1045 select GROUP_SCHED_WEIGHT
1046 default CGROUP_SCHED 1046 default CGROUP_SCHED
1047 1047
1048 config CFS_BANDWIDTH 1048 config CFS_BANDWIDTH
1049 bool "CPU bandwidth provisioning for 1049 bool "CPU bandwidth provisioning for FAIR_GROUP_SCHED"
1050 depends on FAIR_GROUP_SCHED 1050 depends on FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
1051 default n 1051 default n
1052 help 1052 help
1053 This option allows users to define 1053 This option allows users to define CPU bandwidth rates (limits) for
1054 tasks running within the fair group 1054 tasks running within the fair group scheduler. Groups with no limit
1055 set are considered to be unconstrai 1055 set are considered to be unconstrained and will run with no
1056 restriction. 1056 restriction.
1057 See Documentation/scheduler/sched-b 1057 See Documentation/scheduler/sched-bwc.rst for more information.
1058 1058
1059 config RT_GROUP_SCHED 1059 config RT_GROUP_SCHED
1060 bool "Group scheduling for SCHED_RR/F 1060 bool "Group scheduling for SCHED_RR/FIFO"
1061 depends on CGROUP_SCHED 1061 depends on CGROUP_SCHED
1062 default n 1062 default n
1063 help 1063 help
1064 This feature lets you explicitly al 1064 This feature lets you explicitly allocate real CPU bandwidth
1065 to task groups. If enabled, it will 1065 to task groups. If enabled, it will also make it impossible to
1066 schedule realtime tasks for non-roo 1066 schedule realtime tasks for non-root users until you allocate
1067 realtime bandwidth for them. 1067 realtime bandwidth for them.
1068 See Documentation/scheduler/sched-r 1068 See Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.rst for more information.
1069 1069
1070 config EXT_GROUP_SCHED 1070 config EXT_GROUP_SCHED
1071 bool 1071 bool
1072 depends on SCHED_CLASS_EXT && CGROUP_ 1072 depends on SCHED_CLASS_EXT && CGROUP_SCHED
1073 select GROUP_SCHED_WEIGHT 1073 select GROUP_SCHED_WEIGHT
1074 default y 1074 default y
1075 1075
1076 endif #CGROUP_SCHED 1076 endif #CGROUP_SCHED
1077 1077
1078 config SCHED_MM_CID 1078 config SCHED_MM_CID
1079 def_bool y 1079 def_bool y
1080 depends on SMP && RSEQ 1080 depends on SMP && RSEQ
1081 1081
1082 config UCLAMP_TASK_GROUP 1082 config UCLAMP_TASK_GROUP
1083 bool "Utilization clamping per group 1083 bool "Utilization clamping per group of tasks"
1084 depends on CGROUP_SCHED 1084 depends on CGROUP_SCHED
1085 depends on UCLAMP_TASK 1085 depends on UCLAMP_TASK
1086 default n 1086 default n
1087 help 1087 help
1088 This feature enables the scheduler 1088 This feature enables the scheduler to track the clamped utilization
1089 of each CPU based on RUNNABLE tasks 1089 of each CPU based on RUNNABLE tasks currently scheduled on that CPU.
1090 1090
1091 When this option is enabled, the us 1091 When this option is enabled, the user can specify a min and max
1092 CPU bandwidth which is allowed for 1092 CPU bandwidth which is allowed for each single task in a group.
1093 The max bandwidth allows to clamp t 1093 The max bandwidth allows to clamp the maximum frequency a task
1094 can use, while the min bandwidth al 1094 can use, while the min bandwidth allows to define a minimum
1095 frequency a task will always use. 1095 frequency a task will always use.
1096 1096
1097 When task group based utilization c 1097 When task group based utilization clamping is enabled, an eventually
1098 specified task-specific clamp value 1098 specified task-specific clamp value is constrained by the cgroup
1099 specified clamp value. Both minimum 1099 specified clamp value. Both minimum and maximum task clamping cannot
1100 be bigger than the corresponding cl 1100 be bigger than the corresponding clamping defined at task group level.
1101 1101
1102 If in doubt, say N. 1102 If in doubt, say N.
1103 1103
1104 config CGROUP_PIDS 1104 config CGROUP_PIDS
1105 bool "PIDs controller" 1105 bool "PIDs controller"
1106 help 1106 help
1107 Provides enforcement of process num 1107 Provides enforcement of process number limits in the scope of a
1108 cgroup. Any attempt to fork more pr 1108 cgroup. Any attempt to fork more processes than is allowed in the
1109 cgroup will fail. PIDs are fundamen 1109 cgroup will fail. PIDs are fundamentally a global resource because it
1110 is fairly trivial to reach PID exha 1110 is fairly trivial to reach PID exhaustion before you reach even a
1111 conservative kmemcg limit. As a res 1111 conservative kmemcg limit. As a result, it is possible to grind a
1112 system to halt without being limite 1112 system to halt without being limited by other cgroup policies. The
1113 PIDs controller is designed to stop 1113 PIDs controller is designed to stop this from happening.
1114 1114
1115 It should be noted that organisatio 1115 It should be noted that organisational operations (such as attaching
1116 to a cgroup hierarchy) will *not* b 1116 to a cgroup hierarchy) will *not* be blocked by the PIDs controller,
1117 since the PIDs limit only affects a 1117 since the PIDs limit only affects a process's ability to fork, not to
1118 attach to a cgroup. 1118 attach to a cgroup.
1119 1119
1120 config CGROUP_RDMA 1120 config CGROUP_RDMA
1121 bool "RDMA controller" 1121 bool "RDMA controller"
1122 help 1122 help
1123 Provides enforcement of RDMA resour 1123 Provides enforcement of RDMA resources defined by IB stack.
1124 It is fairly easy for consumers to 1124 It is fairly easy for consumers to exhaust RDMA resources, which
1125 can result into resource unavailabi 1125 can result into resource unavailability to other consumers.
1126 RDMA controller is designed to stop 1126 RDMA controller is designed to stop this from happening.
1127 Attaching processes with active RDM 1127 Attaching processes with active RDMA resources to the cgroup
1128 hierarchy is allowed even if can cr 1128 hierarchy is allowed even if can cross the hierarchy's limit.
1129 1129
1130 config CGROUP_FREEZER 1130 config CGROUP_FREEZER
1131 bool "Freezer controller" 1131 bool "Freezer controller"
1132 help 1132 help
1133 Provides a way to freeze and unfree 1133 Provides a way to freeze and unfreeze all tasks in a
1134 cgroup. 1134 cgroup.
1135 1135
1136 This option affects the ORIGINAL cg 1136 This option affects the ORIGINAL cgroup interface. The cgroup2 memory
1137 controller includes important in-ke 1137 controller includes important in-kernel memory consumers per default.
1138 1138
1139 If you're using cgroup2, say N. 1139 If you're using cgroup2, say N.
1140 1140
1141 config CGROUP_HUGETLB 1141 config CGROUP_HUGETLB
1142 bool "HugeTLB controller" 1142 bool "HugeTLB controller"
1143 depends on HUGETLB_PAGE 1143 depends on HUGETLB_PAGE
1144 select PAGE_COUNTER 1144 select PAGE_COUNTER
1145 default n 1145 default n
1146 help 1146 help
1147 Provides a cgroup controller for Hu 1147 Provides a cgroup controller for HugeTLB pages.
1148 When you enable this, you can put a 1148 When you enable this, you can put a per cgroup limit on HugeTLB usage.
1149 The limit is enforced during page f 1149 The limit is enforced during page fault. Since HugeTLB doesn't
1150 support page reclaim, enforcing the 1150 support page reclaim, enforcing the limit at page fault time implies
1151 that, the application will get SIGB 1151 that, the application will get SIGBUS signal if it tries to access
1152 HugeTLB pages beyond its limit. Thi 1152 HugeTLB pages beyond its limit. This requires the application to know
1153 beforehand how much HugeTLB pages i 1153 beforehand how much HugeTLB pages it would require for its use. The
1154 control group is tracked in the thi 1154 control group is tracked in the third page lru pointer. This means
1155 that we cannot use the controller w 1155 that we cannot use the controller with huge page less than 3 pages.
1156 1156
1157 config CPUSETS 1157 config CPUSETS
1158 bool "Cpuset controller" 1158 bool "Cpuset controller"
1159 depends on SMP 1159 depends on SMP
1160 help 1160 help
1161 This option will let you create and 1161 This option will let you create and manage CPUSETs which
1162 allow dynamically partitioning a sy 1162 allow dynamically partitioning a system into sets of CPUs and
1163 Memory Nodes and assigning tasks to 1163 Memory Nodes and assigning tasks to run only within those sets.
1164 This is primarily useful on large S 1164 This is primarily useful on large SMP or NUMA systems.
1165 1165
1166 Say N if unsure. 1166 Say N if unsure.
1167 1167
1168 config CPUSETS_V1 1168 config CPUSETS_V1
1169 bool "Legacy cgroup v1 cpusets contro 1169 bool "Legacy cgroup v1 cpusets controller"
1170 depends on CPUSETS 1170 depends on CPUSETS
1171 default n 1171 default n
1172 help 1172 help
1173 Legacy cgroup v1 cpusets controller 1173 Legacy cgroup v1 cpusets controller which has been deprecated by
1174 cgroup v2 implementation. The v1 is 1174 cgroup v2 implementation. The v1 is there for legacy applications
1175 which haven't migrated to the new c 1175 which haven't migrated to the new cgroup v2 interface yet. If you
1176 do not have any such application th 1176 do not have any such application then you are completely fine leaving
1177 this option disabled. 1177 this option disabled.
1178 1178
1179 Say N if unsure. 1179 Say N if unsure.
1180 1180
1181 config PROC_PID_CPUSET 1181 config PROC_PID_CPUSET
1182 bool "Include legacy /proc/<pid>/cpus 1182 bool "Include legacy /proc/<pid>/cpuset file"
1183 depends on CPUSETS 1183 depends on CPUSETS
1184 default y 1184 default y
1185 1185
1186 config CGROUP_DEVICE 1186 config CGROUP_DEVICE
1187 bool "Device controller" 1187 bool "Device controller"
1188 help 1188 help
1189 Provides a cgroup controller implem 1189 Provides a cgroup controller implementing whitelists for
1190 devices which a process in the cgro 1190 devices which a process in the cgroup can mknod or open.
1191 1191
1192 config CGROUP_CPUACCT 1192 config CGROUP_CPUACCT
1193 bool "Simple CPU accounting controlle 1193 bool "Simple CPU accounting controller"
1194 help 1194 help
1195 Provides a simple controller for mo 1195 Provides a simple controller for monitoring the
1196 total CPU consumed by the tasks in 1196 total CPU consumed by the tasks in a cgroup.
1197 1197
1198 config CGROUP_PERF 1198 config CGROUP_PERF
1199 bool "Perf controller" 1199 bool "Perf controller"
1200 depends on PERF_EVENTS 1200 depends on PERF_EVENTS
1201 help 1201 help
1202 This option extends the perf per-cp 1202 This option extends the perf per-cpu mode to restrict monitoring
1203 to threads which belong to the cgro 1203 to threads which belong to the cgroup specified and run on the
1204 designated cpu. Or this can be use 1204 designated cpu. Or this can be used to have cgroup ID in samples
1205 so that it can monitor performance 1205 so that it can monitor performance events among cgroups.
1206 1206
1207 Say N if unsure. 1207 Say N if unsure.
1208 1208
1209 config CGROUP_BPF 1209 config CGROUP_BPF
1210 bool "Support for eBPF programs attac 1210 bool "Support for eBPF programs attached to cgroups"
1211 depends on BPF_SYSCALL 1211 depends on BPF_SYSCALL
1212 select SOCK_CGROUP_DATA 1212 select SOCK_CGROUP_DATA
1213 help 1213 help
1214 Allow attaching eBPF programs to a 1214 Allow attaching eBPF programs to a cgroup using the bpf(2)
1215 syscall command BPF_PROG_ATTACH. 1215 syscall command BPF_PROG_ATTACH.
1216 1216
1217 In which context these programs are 1217 In which context these programs are accessed depends on the type
1218 of attachment. For instance, progra 1218 of attachment. For instance, programs that are attached using
1219 BPF_CGROUP_INET_INGRESS will be exe 1219 BPF_CGROUP_INET_INGRESS will be executed on the ingress path of
1220 inet sockets. 1220 inet sockets.
1221 1221
1222 config CGROUP_MISC 1222 config CGROUP_MISC
1223 bool "Misc resource controller" 1223 bool "Misc resource controller"
1224 default n 1224 default n
1225 help 1225 help
1226 Provides a controller for miscellan 1226 Provides a controller for miscellaneous resources on a host.
1227 1227
1228 Miscellaneous scalar resources are 1228 Miscellaneous scalar resources are the resources on the host system
1229 which cannot be abstracted like the 1229 which cannot be abstracted like the other cgroups. This controller
1230 tracks and limits the miscellaneous 1230 tracks and limits the miscellaneous resources used by a process
1231 attached to a cgroup hierarchy. 1231 attached to a cgroup hierarchy.
1232 1232
1233 For more information, please check 1233 For more information, please check misc cgroup section in
1234 /Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v 1234 /Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst.
1235 1235
1236 config CGROUP_DEBUG 1236 config CGROUP_DEBUG
1237 bool "Debug controller" 1237 bool "Debug controller"
1238 default n 1238 default n
1239 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL 1239 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
1240 help 1240 help
1241 This option enables a simple contro 1241 This option enables a simple controller that exports
1242 debugging information about the cgr 1242 debugging information about the cgroups framework. This
1243 controller is for control cgroup de 1243 controller is for control cgroup debugging only. Its
1244 interfaces are not stable. 1244 interfaces are not stable.
1245 1245
1246 Say N. 1246 Say N.
1247 1247
1248 config SOCK_CGROUP_DATA 1248 config SOCK_CGROUP_DATA
1249 bool 1249 bool
1250 default n 1250 default n
1251 1251
1252 endif # CGROUPS 1252 endif # CGROUPS
1253 1253
1254 menuconfig NAMESPACES 1254 menuconfig NAMESPACES
1255 bool "Namespaces support" if EXPERT 1255 bool "Namespaces support" if EXPERT
1256 depends on MULTIUSER 1256 depends on MULTIUSER
1257 default !EXPERT 1257 default !EXPERT
1258 help 1258 help
1259 Provides the way to make tasks work 1259 Provides the way to make tasks work with different objects using
1260 the same id. For example same IPC i 1260 the same id. For example same IPC id may refer to different objects
1261 or same user id or pid may refer to 1261 or same user id or pid may refer to different tasks when used in
1262 different namespaces. 1262 different namespaces.
1263 1263
1264 if NAMESPACES 1264 if NAMESPACES
1265 1265
1266 config UTS_NS 1266 config UTS_NS
1267 bool "UTS namespace" 1267 bool "UTS namespace"
1268 default y 1268 default y
1269 help 1269 help
1270 In this namespace tasks see differe 1270 In this namespace tasks see different info provided with the
1271 uname() system call 1271 uname() system call
1272 1272
1273 config TIME_NS 1273 config TIME_NS
1274 bool "TIME namespace" 1274 bool "TIME namespace"
1275 depends on GENERIC_VDSO_TIME_NS 1275 depends on GENERIC_VDSO_TIME_NS
1276 default y 1276 default y
1277 help 1277 help
1278 In this namespace boottime and mono 1278 In this namespace boottime and monotonic clocks can be set.
1279 The time will keep going with the s 1279 The time will keep going with the same pace.
1280 1280
1281 config IPC_NS 1281 config IPC_NS
1282 bool "IPC namespace" 1282 bool "IPC namespace"
1283 depends on (SYSVIPC || POSIX_MQUEUE) 1283 depends on (SYSVIPC || POSIX_MQUEUE)
1284 default y 1284 default y
1285 help 1285 help
1286 In this namespace tasks work with I 1286 In this namespace tasks work with IPC ids which correspond to
1287 different IPC objects in different 1287 different IPC objects in different namespaces.
1288 1288
1289 config USER_NS 1289 config USER_NS
1290 bool "User namespace" 1290 bool "User namespace"
1291 default n 1291 default n
1292 help 1292 help
1293 This allows containers, i.e. vserve 1293 This allows containers, i.e. vservers, to use user namespaces
1294 to provide different user info for 1294 to provide different user info for different servers.
1295 1295
1296 When user namespaces are enabled in 1296 When user namespaces are enabled in the kernel it is
1297 recommended that the MEMCG option a 1297 recommended that the MEMCG option also be enabled and that
1298 user-space use the memory control g 1298 user-space use the memory control groups to limit the amount
1299 of memory a memory unprivileged use 1299 of memory a memory unprivileged users can use.
1300 1300
1301 If unsure, say N. 1301 If unsure, say N.
1302 1302
1303 config PID_NS 1303 config PID_NS
1304 bool "PID Namespaces" 1304 bool "PID Namespaces"
1305 default y 1305 default y
1306 help 1306 help
1307 Support process id namespaces. Thi 1307 Support process id namespaces. This allows having multiple
1308 processes with the same pid as long 1308 processes with the same pid as long as they are in different
1309 pid namespaces. This is a building 1309 pid namespaces. This is a building block of containers.
1310 1310
1311 config NET_NS 1311 config NET_NS
1312 bool "Network namespace" 1312 bool "Network namespace"
1313 depends on NET 1313 depends on NET
1314 default y 1314 default y
1315 help 1315 help
1316 Allow user space to create what app 1316 Allow user space to create what appear to be multiple instances
1317 of the network stack. 1317 of the network stack.
1318 1318
1319 endif # NAMESPACES 1319 endif # NAMESPACES
1320 1320
1321 config CHECKPOINT_RESTORE 1321 config CHECKPOINT_RESTORE
1322 bool "Checkpoint/restore support" 1322 bool "Checkpoint/restore support"
1323 depends on PROC_FS 1323 depends on PROC_FS
1324 select PROC_CHILDREN 1324 select PROC_CHILDREN
1325 select KCMP 1325 select KCMP
1326 default n 1326 default n
1327 help 1327 help
1328 Enables additional kernel features 1328 Enables additional kernel features in a sake of checkpoint/restore.
1329 In particular it adds auxiliary prc 1329 In particular it adds auxiliary prctl codes to setup process text,
1330 data and heap segment sizes, and a 1330 data and heap segment sizes, and a few additional /proc filesystem
1331 entries. 1331 entries.
1332 1332
1333 If unsure, say N here. 1333 If unsure, say N here.
1334 1334
1335 config SCHED_AUTOGROUP 1335 config SCHED_AUTOGROUP
1336 bool "Automatic process group schedul 1336 bool "Automatic process group scheduling"
1337 select CGROUPS 1337 select CGROUPS
1338 select CGROUP_SCHED 1338 select CGROUP_SCHED
1339 select FAIR_GROUP_SCHED 1339 select FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
1340 help 1340 help
1341 This option optimizes the scheduler 1341 This option optimizes the scheduler for common desktop workloads by
1342 automatically creating and populati 1342 automatically creating and populating task groups. This separation
1343 of workloads isolates aggressive CP 1343 of workloads isolates aggressive CPU burners (like build jobs) from
1344 desktop applications. Task group a 1344 desktop applications. Task group autogeneration is currently based
1345 upon task session. 1345 upon task session.
1346 1346
1347 config RELAY 1347 config RELAY
1348 bool "Kernel->user space relay suppor 1348 bool "Kernel->user space relay support (formerly relayfs)"
1349 select IRQ_WORK 1349 select IRQ_WORK
1350 help 1350 help
1351 This option enables support for rel 1351 This option enables support for relay interface support in
1352 certain file systems (such as debug 1352 certain file systems (such as debugfs).
1353 It is designed to provide an effici 1353 It is designed to provide an efficient mechanism for tools and
1354 facilities to relay large amounts o 1354 facilities to relay large amounts of data from kernel space to
1355 user space. 1355 user space.
1356 1356
1357 If unsure, say N. 1357 If unsure, say N.
1358 1358
1359 config BLK_DEV_INITRD 1359 config BLK_DEV_INITRD
1360 bool "Initial RAM filesystem and RAM 1360 bool "Initial RAM filesystem and RAM disk (initramfs/initrd) support"
1361 help 1361 help
1362 The initial RAM filesystem is a ram 1362 The initial RAM filesystem is a ramfs which is loaded by the
1363 boot loader (loadlin or lilo) and t 1363 boot loader (loadlin or lilo) and that is mounted as root
1364 before the normal boot procedure. I 1364 before the normal boot procedure. It is typically used to
1365 load modules needed to mount the "r 1365 load modules needed to mount the "real" root file system,
1366 etc. See <file:Documentation/admin- 1366 etc. See <file:Documentation/admin-guide/initrd.rst> for details.
1367 1367
1368 If RAM disk support (BLK_DEV_RAM) i 1368 If RAM disk support (BLK_DEV_RAM) is also included, this
1369 also enables initial RAM disk (init 1369 also enables initial RAM disk (initrd) support and adds
1370 15 Kbytes (more on some other archi 1370 15 Kbytes (more on some other architectures) to the kernel size.
1371 1371
1372 If unsure say Y. 1372 If unsure say Y.
1373 1373
1374 if BLK_DEV_INITRD 1374 if BLK_DEV_INITRD
1375 1375
1376 source "usr/Kconfig" 1376 source "usr/Kconfig"
1377 1377
1378 endif 1378 endif
1379 1379
1380 config BOOT_CONFIG 1380 config BOOT_CONFIG
1381 bool "Boot config support" 1381 bool "Boot config support"
1382 select BLK_DEV_INITRD if !BOOT_CONFIG 1382 select BLK_DEV_INITRD if !BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED
1383 help 1383 help
1384 Extra boot config allows system adm 1384 Extra boot config allows system admin to pass a config file as
1385 complemental extension of kernel cm 1385 complemental extension of kernel cmdline when booting.
1386 The boot config file must be attach 1386 The boot config file must be attached at the end of initramfs
1387 with checksum, size and magic word. 1387 with checksum, size and magic word.
1388 See <file:Documentation/admin-guide 1388 See <file:Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst> for details.
1389 1389
1390 If unsure, say Y. 1390 If unsure, say Y.
1391 1391
1392 config BOOT_CONFIG_FORCE 1392 config BOOT_CONFIG_FORCE
1393 bool "Force unconditional bootconfig 1393 bool "Force unconditional bootconfig processing"
1394 depends on BOOT_CONFIG 1394 depends on BOOT_CONFIG
1395 default y if BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED 1395 default y if BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED
1396 help 1396 help
1397 With this Kconfig option set, BOOT_ 1397 With this Kconfig option set, BOOT_CONFIG processing is carried
1398 out even when the "bootconfig" kern 1398 out even when the "bootconfig" kernel-boot parameter is omitted.
1399 In fact, with this Kconfig option s 1399 In fact, with this Kconfig option set, there is no way to
1400 make the kernel ignore the BOOT_CON 1400 make the kernel ignore the BOOT_CONFIG-supplied kernel-boot
1401 parameters. 1401 parameters.
1402 1402
1403 If unsure, say N. 1403 If unsure, say N.
1404 1404
1405 config BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED 1405 config BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED
1406 bool "Embed bootconfig file in the ke 1406 bool "Embed bootconfig file in the kernel"
1407 depends on BOOT_CONFIG 1407 depends on BOOT_CONFIG
1408 help 1408 help
1409 Embed a bootconfig file given by BO 1409 Embed a bootconfig file given by BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED_FILE in the
1410 kernel. Usually, the bootconfig fil 1410 kernel. Usually, the bootconfig file is loaded with the initrd
1411 image. But if the system doesn't su 1411 image. But if the system doesn't support initrd, this option will
1412 help you by embedding a bootconfig 1412 help you by embedding a bootconfig file while building the kernel.
1413 1413
1414 If unsure, say N. 1414 If unsure, say N.
1415 1415
1416 config BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED_FILE 1416 config BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED_FILE
1417 string "Embedded bootconfig file path 1417 string "Embedded bootconfig file path"
1418 depends on BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED 1418 depends on BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED
1419 help 1419 help
1420 Specify a bootconfig file which wil 1420 Specify a bootconfig file which will be embedded to the kernel.
1421 This bootconfig will be used if the 1421 This bootconfig will be used if there is no initrd or no other
1422 bootconfig in the initrd. 1422 bootconfig in the initrd.
1423 1423
1424 config INITRAMFS_PRESERVE_MTIME 1424 config INITRAMFS_PRESERVE_MTIME
1425 bool "Preserve cpio archive mtimes in 1425 bool "Preserve cpio archive mtimes in initramfs"
1426 default y 1426 default y
1427 help 1427 help
1428 Each entry in an initramfs cpio arc 1428 Each entry in an initramfs cpio archive carries an mtime value. When
1429 enabled, extracted cpio items take 1429 enabled, extracted cpio items take this mtime, with directory mtime
1430 setting deferred until after creati 1430 setting deferred until after creation of any child entries.
1431 1431
1432 If unsure, say Y. 1432 If unsure, say Y.
1433 1433
1434 choice 1434 choice
1435 prompt "Compiler optimization level" 1435 prompt "Compiler optimization level"
1436 default CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE 1436 default CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE
1437 1437
1438 config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE 1438 config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE
1439 bool "Optimize for performance (-O2)" 1439 bool "Optimize for performance (-O2)"
1440 help 1440 help
1441 This is the default optimization le 1441 This is the default optimization level for the kernel, building
1442 with the "-O2" compiler flag for be 1442 with the "-O2" compiler flag for best performance and most
1443 helpful compile-time warnings. 1443 helpful compile-time warnings.
1444 1444
1445 config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE 1445 config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
1446 bool "Optimize for size (-Os)" 1446 bool "Optimize for size (-Os)"
1447 help 1447 help
1448 Choosing this option will pass "-Os 1448 Choosing this option will pass "-Os" to your compiler resulting
1449 in a smaller kernel. 1449 in a smaller kernel.
1450 1450
1451 endchoice 1451 endchoice
1452 1452
1453 config HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION 1453 config HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
1454 bool 1454 bool
1455 help 1455 help
1456 This requires that the arch annotat 1456 This requires that the arch annotates or otherwise protects
1457 its external entry points from bein 1457 its external entry points from being discarded. Linker scripts
1458 must also merge .text.*, .data.*, a 1458 must also merge .text.*, .data.*, and .bss.* correctly into
1459 output sections. Care must be taken 1459 output sections. Care must be taken not to pull in unrelated
1460 sections (e.g., '.text.init'). Typi 1460 sections (e.g., '.text.init'). Typically '.' in section names
1461 is used to distinguish them from la 1461 is used to distinguish them from label names / C identifiers.
1462 1462
1463 config LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION 1463 config LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
1464 bool "Dead code and data elimination 1464 bool "Dead code and data elimination (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1465 depends on HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELI 1465 depends on HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
1466 depends on EXPERT 1466 depends on EXPERT
1467 depends on $(cc-option,-ffunction-sec 1467 depends on $(cc-option,-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections)
1468 depends on $(ld-option,--gc-sections) 1468 depends on $(ld-option,--gc-sections)
1469 help 1469 help
1470 Enable this if you want to do dead 1470 Enable this if you want to do dead code and data elimination with
1471 the linker by compiling with -ffunc 1471 the linker by compiling with -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections,
1472 and linking with --gc-sections. 1472 and linking with --gc-sections.
1473 1473
1474 This can reduce on disk and in-memo 1474 This can reduce on disk and in-memory size of the kernel
1475 code and static data, particularly 1475 code and static data, particularly for small configs and
1476 on small systems. This has the poss 1476 on small systems. This has the possibility of introducing
1477 silently broken kernel if the requi 1477 silently broken kernel if the required annotations are not
1478 present. This option is not well te 1478 present. This option is not well tested yet, so use at your
1479 own risk. 1479 own risk.
1480 1480
1481 config LD_ORPHAN_WARN 1481 config LD_ORPHAN_WARN
1482 def_bool y 1482 def_bool y
1483 depends on ARCH_WANT_LD_ORPHAN_WARN 1483 depends on ARCH_WANT_LD_ORPHAN_WARN
1484 depends on $(ld-option,--orphan-handl 1484 depends on $(ld-option,--orphan-handling=warn)
1485 depends on $(ld-option,--orphan-handl 1485 depends on $(ld-option,--orphan-handling=error)
1486 1486
1487 config LD_ORPHAN_WARN_LEVEL 1487 config LD_ORPHAN_WARN_LEVEL
1488 string 1488 string
1489 depends on LD_ORPHAN_WARN 1489 depends on LD_ORPHAN_WARN
1490 default "error" if WERROR 1490 default "error" if WERROR
1491 default "warn" 1491 default "warn"
1492 1492
1493 config SYSCTL 1493 config SYSCTL
1494 bool 1494 bool
1495 1495
1496 config HAVE_UID16 1496 config HAVE_UID16
1497 bool 1497 bool
1498 1498
1499 config SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE 1499 config SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
1500 bool 1500 bool
1501 help 1501 help
1502 Enable support for /proc/sys/debug/ 1502 Enable support for /proc/sys/debug/exception-trace.
1503 1503
1504 config SYSCTL_ARCH_UNALIGN_NO_WARN 1504 config SYSCTL_ARCH_UNALIGN_NO_WARN
1505 bool 1505 bool
1506 help 1506 help
1507 Enable support for /proc/sys/kernel 1507 Enable support for /proc/sys/kernel/ignore-unaligned-usertrap
1508 Allows arch to define/use @no_unali 1508 Allows arch to define/use @no_unaligned_warning to possibly warn
1509 about unaligned access emulation go 1509 about unaligned access emulation going on under the hood.
1510 1510
1511 config SYSCTL_ARCH_UNALIGN_ALLOW 1511 config SYSCTL_ARCH_UNALIGN_ALLOW
1512 bool 1512 bool
1513 help 1513 help
1514 Enable support for /proc/sys/kernel 1514 Enable support for /proc/sys/kernel/unaligned-trap
1515 Allows arches to define/use @unalig 1515 Allows arches to define/use @unaligned_enabled to runtime toggle
1516 the unaligned access emulation. 1516 the unaligned access emulation.
1517 see arch/parisc/kernel/unaligned.c 1517 see arch/parisc/kernel/unaligned.c for reference
1518 1518
1519 config HAVE_PCSPKR_PLATFORM 1519 config HAVE_PCSPKR_PLATFORM
1520 bool 1520 bool
1521 1521
1522 menuconfig EXPERT 1522 menuconfig EXPERT
1523 bool "Configure standard kernel featu 1523 bool "Configure standard kernel features (expert users)"
1524 # Unhide debug options, to make the o 1524 # Unhide debug options, to make the on-by-default options visible
1525 select DEBUG_KERNEL 1525 select DEBUG_KERNEL
1526 help 1526 help
1527 This option allows certain base ker 1527 This option allows certain base kernel options and settings
1528 to be disabled or tweaked. This is 1528 to be disabled or tweaked. This is for specialized
1529 environments which can tolerate a " 1529 environments which can tolerate a "non-standard" kernel.
1530 Only use this if you really know wh 1530 Only use this if you really know what you are doing.
1531 1531
1532 config UID16 1532 config UID16
1533 bool "Enable 16-bit UID system calls" 1533 bool "Enable 16-bit UID system calls" if EXPERT
1534 depends on HAVE_UID16 && MULTIUSER 1534 depends on HAVE_UID16 && MULTIUSER
1535 default y 1535 default y
1536 help 1536 help
1537 This enables the legacy 16-bit UID 1537 This enables the legacy 16-bit UID syscall wrappers.
1538 1538
1539 config MULTIUSER 1539 config MULTIUSER
1540 bool "Multiple users, groups and capa 1540 bool "Multiple users, groups and capabilities support" if EXPERT
1541 default y 1541 default y
1542 help 1542 help
1543 This option enables support for non 1543 This option enables support for non-root users, groups and
1544 capabilities. 1544 capabilities.
1545 1545
1546 If you say N here, all processes wi 1546 If you say N here, all processes will run with UID 0, GID 0, and all
1547 possible capabilities. Saying N he 1547 possible capabilities. Saying N here also compiles out support for
1548 system calls related to UIDs, GIDs, 1548 system calls related to UIDs, GIDs, and capabilities, such as setuid,
1549 setgid, and capset. 1549 setgid, and capset.
1550 1550
1551 If unsure, say Y here. 1551 If unsure, say Y here.
1552 1552
1553 config SGETMASK_SYSCALL 1553 config SGETMASK_SYSCALL
1554 bool "sgetmask/ssetmask syscalls supp 1554 bool "sgetmask/ssetmask syscalls support" if EXPERT
1555 default PARISC || M68K || PPC || MIPS 1555 default PARISC || M68K || PPC || MIPS || X86 || SPARC || MICROBLAZE || SUPERH
1556 help 1556 help
1557 sys_sgetmask and sys_ssetmask are o 1557 sys_sgetmask and sys_ssetmask are obsolete system calls
1558 no longer supported in libc but sti 1558 no longer supported in libc but still enabled by default in some
1559 architectures. 1559 architectures.
1560 1560
1561 If unsure, leave the default option 1561 If unsure, leave the default option here.
1562 1562
1563 config SYSFS_SYSCALL 1563 config SYSFS_SYSCALL
1564 bool "Sysfs syscall support" if EXPER 1564 bool "Sysfs syscall support" if EXPERT
1565 default y 1565 default y
1566 help 1566 help
1567 sys_sysfs is an obsolete system cal 1567 sys_sysfs is an obsolete system call no longer supported in libc.
1568 Note that disabling this option is 1568 Note that disabling this option is more secure but might break
1569 compatibility with some systems. 1569 compatibility with some systems.
1570 1570
1571 If unsure say Y here. 1571 If unsure say Y here.
1572 1572
1573 config FHANDLE 1573 config FHANDLE
1574 bool "open by fhandle syscalls" if EX 1574 bool "open by fhandle syscalls" if EXPERT
1575 select EXPORTFS 1575 select EXPORTFS
1576 default y 1576 default y
1577 help 1577 help
1578 If you say Y here, a user level pro 1578 If you say Y here, a user level program will be able to map
1579 file names to handle and then later 1579 file names to handle and then later use the handle for
1580 different file system operations. T 1580 different file system operations. This is useful in implementing
1581 userspace file servers, which now t 1581 userspace file servers, which now track files using handles instead
1582 of names. The handle would remain t 1582 of names. The handle would remain the same even if file names
1583 get renamed. Enables open_by_handle 1583 get renamed. Enables open_by_handle_at(2) and name_to_handle_at(2)
1584 syscalls. 1584 syscalls.
1585 1585
1586 config POSIX_TIMERS 1586 config POSIX_TIMERS
1587 bool "Posix Clocks & timers" if EXPER 1587 bool "Posix Clocks & timers" if EXPERT
1588 default y 1588 default y
1589 help 1589 help
1590 This includes native support for PO 1590 This includes native support for POSIX timers to the kernel.
1591 Some embedded systems have no use f 1591 Some embedded systems have no use for them and therefore they
1592 can be configured out to reduce the 1592 can be configured out to reduce the size of the kernel image.
1593 1593
1594 When this option is disabled, the f 1594 When this option is disabled, the following syscalls won't be
1595 available: timer_create, timer_gett 1595 available: timer_create, timer_gettime: timer_getoverrun,
1596 timer_settime, timer_delete, clock_ 1596 timer_settime, timer_delete, clock_adjtime, getitimer,
1597 setitimer, alarm. Furthermore, the 1597 setitimer, alarm. Furthermore, the clock_settime, clock_gettime,
1598 clock_getres and clock_nanosleep sy 1598 clock_getres and clock_nanosleep syscalls will be limited to
1599 CLOCK_REALTIME, CLOCK_MONOTONIC and 1599 CLOCK_REALTIME, CLOCK_MONOTONIC and CLOCK_BOOTTIME only.
1600 1600
1601 If unsure say y. 1601 If unsure say y.
1602 1602
1603 config PRINTK 1603 config PRINTK
1604 default y 1604 default y
1605 bool "Enable support for printk" if E 1605 bool "Enable support for printk" if EXPERT
1606 select IRQ_WORK 1606 select IRQ_WORK
1607 help 1607 help
1608 This option enables normal printk s 1608 This option enables normal printk support. Removing it
1609 eliminates most of the message stri 1609 eliminates most of the message strings from the kernel image
1610 and makes the kernel more or less s 1610 and makes the kernel more or less silent. As this makes it
1611 very difficult to diagnose system p 1611 very difficult to diagnose system problems, saying N here is
1612 strongly discouraged. 1612 strongly discouraged.
1613 1613
1614 config BUG 1614 config BUG
1615 bool "BUG() support" if EXPERT 1615 bool "BUG() support" if EXPERT
1616 default y 1616 default y
1617 help 1617 help
1618 Disabling this option eliminates su 1618 Disabling this option eliminates support for BUG and WARN, reducing
1619 the size of your kernel image and p 1619 the size of your kernel image and potentially quietly ignoring
1620 numerous fatal conditions. You shou 1620 numerous fatal conditions. You should only consider disabling this
1621 option for embedded systems with no 1621 option for embedded systems with no facilities for reporting errors.
1622 Just say Y. 1622 Just say Y.
1623 1623
1624 config ELF_CORE 1624 config ELF_CORE
1625 depends on COREDUMP 1625 depends on COREDUMP
1626 default y 1626 default y
1627 bool "Enable ELF core dumps" if EXPER 1627 bool "Enable ELF core dumps" if EXPERT
1628 help 1628 help
1629 Enable support for generating core 1629 Enable support for generating core dumps. Disabling saves about 4k.
1630 1630
1631 1631
1632 config PCSPKR_PLATFORM 1632 config PCSPKR_PLATFORM
1633 bool "Enable PC-Speaker support" if E 1633 bool "Enable PC-Speaker support" if EXPERT
1634 depends on HAVE_PCSPKR_PLATFORM 1634 depends on HAVE_PCSPKR_PLATFORM
1635 select I8253_LOCK 1635 select I8253_LOCK
1636 default y 1636 default y
1637 help 1637 help
1638 This option allows to disable the i 1638 This option allows to disable the internal PC-Speaker
1639 support, saving some memory. 1639 support, saving some memory.
1640 1640
1641 config BASE_SMALL 1641 config BASE_SMALL
1642 bool "Enable smaller-sized data struc 1642 bool "Enable smaller-sized data structures for core" if EXPERT
1643 help 1643 help
1644 Enabling this option reduces the si 1644 Enabling this option reduces the size of miscellaneous core
1645 kernel data structures. This saves 1645 kernel data structures. This saves memory on small machines,
1646 but may reduce performance. 1646 but may reduce performance.
1647 1647
1648 config FUTEX 1648 config FUTEX
1649 bool "Enable futex support" if EXPERT 1649 bool "Enable futex support" if EXPERT
1650 depends on !(SPARC32 && SMP) 1650 depends on !(SPARC32 && SMP)
1651 default y 1651 default y
1652 imply RT_MUTEXES 1652 imply RT_MUTEXES
1653 help 1653 help
1654 Disabling this option will cause th 1654 Disabling this option will cause the kernel to be built without
1655 support for "fast userspace mutexes 1655 support for "fast userspace mutexes". The resulting kernel may not
1656 run glibc-based applications correc 1656 run glibc-based applications correctly.
1657 1657
1658 config FUTEX_PI 1658 config FUTEX_PI
1659 bool 1659 bool
1660 depends on FUTEX && RT_MUTEXES 1660 depends on FUTEX && RT_MUTEXES
1661 default y 1661 default y
1662 1662
1663 config EPOLL 1663 config EPOLL
1664 bool "Enable eventpoll support" if EX 1664 bool "Enable eventpoll support" if EXPERT
1665 default y 1665 default y
1666 help 1666 help
1667 Disabling this option will cause th 1667 Disabling this option will cause the kernel to be built without
1668 support for epoll family of system 1668 support for epoll family of system calls.
1669 1669
1670 config SIGNALFD 1670 config SIGNALFD
1671 bool "Enable signalfd() system call" 1671 bool "Enable signalfd() system call" if EXPERT
1672 default y 1672 default y
1673 help 1673 help
1674 Enable the signalfd() system call t 1674 Enable the signalfd() system call that allows to receive signals
1675 on a file descriptor. 1675 on a file descriptor.
1676 1676
1677 If unsure, say Y. 1677 If unsure, say Y.
1678 1678
1679 config TIMERFD 1679 config TIMERFD
1680 bool "Enable timerfd() system call" i 1680 bool "Enable timerfd() system call" if EXPERT
1681 default y 1681 default y
1682 help 1682 help
1683 Enable the timerfd() system call th 1683 Enable the timerfd() system call that allows to receive timer
1684 events on a file descriptor. 1684 events on a file descriptor.
1685 1685
1686 If unsure, say Y. 1686 If unsure, say Y.
1687 1687
1688 config EVENTFD 1688 config EVENTFD
1689 bool "Enable eventfd() system call" i 1689 bool "Enable eventfd() system call" if EXPERT
1690 default y 1690 default y
1691 help 1691 help
1692 Enable the eventfd() system call th 1692 Enable the eventfd() system call that allows to receive both
1693 kernel notification (ie. KAIO) or u 1693 kernel notification (ie. KAIO) or userspace notifications.
1694 1694
1695 If unsure, say Y. 1695 If unsure, say Y.
1696 1696
1697 config SHMEM 1697 config SHMEM
1698 bool "Use full shmem filesystem" if E 1698 bool "Use full shmem filesystem" if EXPERT
1699 default y 1699 default y
1700 depends on MMU 1700 depends on MMU
1701 help 1701 help
1702 The shmem is an internal filesystem 1702 The shmem is an internal filesystem used to manage shared memory.
1703 It is backed by swap and manages re 1703 It is backed by swap and manages resource limits. It is also exported
1704 to userspace as tmpfs if TMPFS is e 1704 to userspace as tmpfs if TMPFS is enabled. Disabling this
1705 option replaces shmem and tmpfs wit 1705 option replaces shmem and tmpfs with the much simpler ramfs code,
1706 which may be appropriate on small s 1706 which may be appropriate on small systems without swap.
1707 1707
1708 config AIO 1708 config AIO
1709 bool "Enable AIO support" if EXPERT 1709 bool "Enable AIO support" if EXPERT
1710 default y 1710 default y
1711 help 1711 help
1712 This option enables POSIX asynchron 1712 This option enables POSIX asynchronous I/O which may by used
1713 by some high performance threaded a 1713 by some high performance threaded applications. Disabling
1714 this option saves about 7k. 1714 this option saves about 7k.
1715 1715
1716 config IO_URING 1716 config IO_URING
1717 bool "Enable IO uring support" if EXP 1717 bool "Enable IO uring support" if EXPERT
1718 select IO_WQ 1718 select IO_WQ
1719 default y 1719 default y
1720 help 1720 help
1721 This option enables support for the 1721 This option enables support for the io_uring interface, enabling
1722 applications to submit and complete 1722 applications to submit and complete IO through submission and
1723 completion rings that are shared be 1723 completion rings that are shared between the kernel and application.
1724 1724
1725 config GCOV_PROFILE_URING 1725 config GCOV_PROFILE_URING
1726 bool "Enable GCOV profiling on the io 1726 bool "Enable GCOV profiling on the io_uring subsystem"
1727 depends on GCOV_KERNEL 1727 depends on GCOV_KERNEL
1728 help 1728 help
1729 Enable GCOV profiling on the io_uri 1729 Enable GCOV profiling on the io_uring subsystem, to facilitate
1730 code coverage testing. 1730 code coverage testing.
1731 1731
1732 If unsure, say N. 1732 If unsure, say N.
1733 1733
1734 Note that this will have a negative 1734 Note that this will have a negative impact on the performance of
1735 the io_uring subsystem, hence this 1735 the io_uring subsystem, hence this should only be enabled for
1736 specific test purposes. 1736 specific test purposes.
1737 1737
1738 config ADVISE_SYSCALLS 1738 config ADVISE_SYSCALLS
1739 bool "Enable madvise/fadvise syscalls 1739 bool "Enable madvise/fadvise syscalls" if EXPERT
1740 default y 1740 default y
1741 help 1741 help
1742 This option enables the madvise and 1742 This option enables the madvise and fadvise syscalls, used by
1743 applications to advise the kernel a 1743 applications to advise the kernel about their future memory or file
1744 usage, improving performance. If bu 1744 usage, improving performance. If building an embedded system where no
1745 applications use these syscalls, yo 1745 applications use these syscalls, you can disable this option to save
1746 space. 1746 space.
1747 1747
1748 config MEMBARRIER 1748 config MEMBARRIER
1749 bool "Enable membarrier() system call 1749 bool "Enable membarrier() system call" if EXPERT
1750 default y 1750 default y
1751 help 1751 help
1752 Enable the membarrier() system call 1752 Enable the membarrier() system call that allows issuing memory
1753 barriers across all running threads 1753 barriers across all running threads, which can be used to distribute
1754 the cost of user-space memory barri 1754 the cost of user-space memory barriers asymmetrically by transforming
1755 pairs of memory barriers into pairs 1755 pairs of memory barriers into pairs consisting of membarrier() and a
1756 compiler barrier. 1756 compiler barrier.
1757 1757
1758 If unsure, say Y. 1758 If unsure, say Y.
1759 1759
1760 config KCMP 1760 config KCMP
1761 bool "Enable kcmp() system call" if E 1761 bool "Enable kcmp() system call" if EXPERT
1762 help 1762 help
1763 Enable the kernel resource comparis 1763 Enable the kernel resource comparison system call. It provides
1764 user-space with the ability to comp 1764 user-space with the ability to compare two processes to see if they
1765 share a common resource, such as a 1765 share a common resource, such as a file descriptor or even virtual
1766 memory space. 1766 memory space.
1767 1767
1768 If unsure, say N. 1768 If unsure, say N.
1769 1769
1770 config RSEQ 1770 config RSEQ
1771 bool "Enable rseq() system call" if E 1771 bool "Enable rseq() system call" if EXPERT
1772 default y 1772 default y
1773 depends on HAVE_RSEQ 1773 depends on HAVE_RSEQ
1774 select MEMBARRIER 1774 select MEMBARRIER
1775 help 1775 help
1776 Enable the restartable sequences sy 1776 Enable the restartable sequences system call. It provides a
1777 user-space cache for the current CP 1777 user-space cache for the current CPU number value, which
1778 speeds up getting the current CPU n 1778 speeds up getting the current CPU number from user-space,
1779 as well as an ABI to speed up user- 1779 as well as an ABI to speed up user-space operations on
1780 per-CPU data. 1780 per-CPU data.
1781 1781
1782 If unsure, say Y. 1782 If unsure, say Y.
1783 1783
1784 config DEBUG_RSEQ 1784 config DEBUG_RSEQ
1785 default n 1785 default n
1786 bool "Enable debugging of rseq() syst 1786 bool "Enable debugging of rseq() system call" if EXPERT
1787 depends on RSEQ && DEBUG_KERNEL 1787 depends on RSEQ && DEBUG_KERNEL
1788 help 1788 help
1789 Enable extra debugging checks for t 1789 Enable extra debugging checks for the rseq system call.
1790 1790
1791 If unsure, say N. 1791 If unsure, say N.
1792 1792
1793 config CACHESTAT_SYSCALL 1793 config CACHESTAT_SYSCALL
1794 bool "Enable cachestat() system call" 1794 bool "Enable cachestat() system call" if EXPERT
1795 default y 1795 default y
1796 help 1796 help
1797 Enable the cachestat system call, w 1797 Enable the cachestat system call, which queries the page cache
1798 statistics of a file (number of cac 1798 statistics of a file (number of cached pages, dirty pages,
1799 pages marked for writeback, (recent 1799 pages marked for writeback, (recently) evicted pages).
1800 1800
1801 If unsure say Y here. 1801 If unsure say Y here.
1802 1802
1803 config PC104 1803 config PC104
1804 bool "PC/104 support" if EXPERT 1804 bool "PC/104 support" if EXPERT
1805 help 1805 help
1806 Expose PC/104 form factor device dr 1806 Expose PC/104 form factor device drivers and options available for
1807 selection and configuration. Enable 1807 selection and configuration. Enable this option if your target
1808 machine has a PC/104 bus. 1808 machine has a PC/104 bus.
1809 1809
1810 config KALLSYMS 1810 config KALLSYMS
1811 bool "Load all symbols for debugging/ 1811 bool "Load all symbols for debugging/ksymoops" if EXPERT
1812 default y 1812 default y
1813 help 1813 help
1814 Say Y here to let the kernel print 1814 Say Y here to let the kernel print out symbolic crash information and
1815 symbolic stack backtraces. This inc 1815 symbolic stack backtraces. This increases the size of the kernel
1816 somewhat, as all symbols have to be 1816 somewhat, as all symbols have to be loaded into the kernel image.
1817 1817
1818 config KALLSYMS_SELFTEST 1818 config KALLSYMS_SELFTEST
1819 bool "Test the basic functions and pe 1819 bool "Test the basic functions and performance of kallsyms"
1820 depends on KALLSYMS 1820 depends on KALLSYMS
1821 default n 1821 default n
1822 help 1822 help
1823 Test the basic functions and perfor 1823 Test the basic functions and performance of some interfaces, such as
1824 kallsyms_lookup_name. It also calcu 1824 kallsyms_lookup_name. It also calculates the compression rate of the
1825 kallsyms compression algorithm for 1825 kallsyms compression algorithm for the current symbol set.
1826 1826
1827 Start self-test automatically after 1827 Start self-test automatically after system startup. Suggest executing
1828 "dmesg | grep kallsyms_selftest" to 1828 "dmesg | grep kallsyms_selftest" to collect test results. "finish" is
1829 displayed in the last line, indicat 1829 displayed in the last line, indicating that the test is complete.
1830 1830
1831 config KALLSYMS_ALL 1831 config KALLSYMS_ALL
1832 bool "Include all symbols in kallsyms 1832 bool "Include all symbols in kallsyms"
1833 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && KALLSYMS 1833 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && KALLSYMS
1834 help 1834 help
1835 Normally kallsyms only contains the 1835 Normally kallsyms only contains the symbols of functions for nicer
1836 OOPS messages and backtraces (i.e., 1836 OOPS messages and backtraces (i.e., symbols from the text and inittext
1837 sections). This is sufficient for m 1837 sections). This is sufficient for most cases. And only if you want to
1838 enable kernel live patching, or oth 1838 enable kernel live patching, or other less common use cases (e.g.,
1839 when a debugger is used) all symbol 1839 when a debugger is used) all symbols are required (i.e., names of
1840 variables from the data sections, e 1840 variables from the data sections, etc).
1841 1841
1842 This option makes sure that all sym 1842 This option makes sure that all symbols are loaded into the kernel
1843 image (i.e., symbols from all secti 1843 image (i.e., symbols from all sections) in cost of increased kernel
1844 size (depending on the kernel confi 1844 size (depending on the kernel configuration, it may be 300KiB or
1845 something like this). 1845 something like this).
1846 1846
1847 Say N unless you really need all sy 1847 Say N unless you really need all symbols, or kernel live patching.
1848 1848
1849 config KALLSYMS_ABSOLUTE_PERCPU 1849 config KALLSYMS_ABSOLUTE_PERCPU
1850 bool 1850 bool
1851 depends on KALLSYMS 1851 depends on KALLSYMS
1852 default X86_64 && SMP 1852 default X86_64 && SMP
1853 1853
1854 # end of the "standard kernel features (exper 1854 # end of the "standard kernel features (expert users)" menu
1855 1855
1856 config ARCH_HAS_MEMBARRIER_CALLBACKS 1856 config ARCH_HAS_MEMBARRIER_CALLBACKS
1857 bool 1857 bool
1858 1858
1859 config ARCH_HAS_MEMBARRIER_SYNC_CORE 1859 config ARCH_HAS_MEMBARRIER_SYNC_CORE
1860 bool 1860 bool
1861 1861
1862 config HAVE_PERF_EVENTS 1862 config HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
1863 bool 1863 bool
1864 help 1864 help
1865 See tools/perf/design.txt for detai 1865 See tools/perf/design.txt for details.
1866 1866
1867 config GUEST_PERF_EVENTS 1867 config GUEST_PERF_EVENTS
1868 bool 1868 bool
1869 depends on HAVE_PERF_EVENTS 1869 depends on HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
1870 1870
1871 config PERF_USE_VMALLOC 1871 config PERF_USE_VMALLOC
1872 bool 1872 bool
1873 help 1873 help
1874 See tools/perf/design.txt for detai 1874 See tools/perf/design.txt for details
1875 1875
1876 menu "Kernel Performance Events And Counters" 1876 menu "Kernel Performance Events And Counters"
1877 1877
1878 config PERF_EVENTS 1878 config PERF_EVENTS
1879 bool "Kernel performance events and c 1879 bool "Kernel performance events and counters"
1880 default y if PROFILING 1880 default y if PROFILING
1881 depends on HAVE_PERF_EVENTS 1881 depends on HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
1882 select IRQ_WORK 1882 select IRQ_WORK
1883 help 1883 help
1884 Enable kernel support for various p 1884 Enable kernel support for various performance events provided
1885 by software and hardware. 1885 by software and hardware.
1886 1886
1887 Software events are supported eithe 1887 Software events are supported either built-in or via the
1888 use of generic tracepoints. 1888 use of generic tracepoints.
1889 1889
1890 Most modern CPUs support performanc 1890 Most modern CPUs support performance events via performance
1891 counter registers. These registers 1891 counter registers. These registers count the number of certain
1892 types of hw events: such as instruc 1892 types of hw events: such as instructions executed, cachemisses
1893 suffered, or branches mis-predicted 1893 suffered, or branches mis-predicted - without slowing down the
1894 kernel or applications. These regis 1894 kernel or applications. These registers can also trigger interrupts
1895 when a threshold number of events h 1895 when a threshold number of events have passed - and can thus be
1896 used to profile the code that runs 1896 used to profile the code that runs on that CPU.
1897 1897
1898 The Linux Performance Event subsyst 1898 The Linux Performance Event subsystem provides an abstraction of
1899 these software and hardware event c 1899 these software and hardware event capabilities, available via a
1900 system call and used by the "perf" 1900 system call and used by the "perf" utility in tools/perf/. It
1901 provides per task and per CPU count 1901 provides per task and per CPU counters, and it provides event
1902 capabilities on top of those. 1902 capabilities on top of those.
1903 1903
1904 Say Y if unsure. 1904 Say Y if unsure.
1905 1905
1906 config DEBUG_PERF_USE_VMALLOC 1906 config DEBUG_PERF_USE_VMALLOC
1907 default n 1907 default n
1908 bool "Debug: use vmalloc to back perf 1908 bool "Debug: use vmalloc to back perf mmap() buffers"
1909 depends on PERF_EVENTS && DEBUG_KERNE 1909 depends on PERF_EVENTS && DEBUG_KERNEL && !PPC
1910 select PERF_USE_VMALLOC 1910 select PERF_USE_VMALLOC
1911 help 1911 help
1912 Use vmalloc memory to back perf mma 1912 Use vmalloc memory to back perf mmap() buffers.
1913 1913
1914 Mostly useful for debugging the vma 1914 Mostly useful for debugging the vmalloc code on platforms
1915 that don't require it. 1915 that don't require it.
1916 1916
1917 Say N if unsure. 1917 Say N if unsure.
1918 1918
1919 endmenu 1919 endmenu
1920 1920
1921 config SYSTEM_DATA_VERIFICATION 1921 config SYSTEM_DATA_VERIFICATION
1922 def_bool n 1922 def_bool n
1923 select SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYRING 1923 select SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYRING
1924 select KEYS 1924 select KEYS
1925 select CRYPTO 1925 select CRYPTO
1926 select CRYPTO_RSA 1926 select CRYPTO_RSA
1927 select ASYMMETRIC_KEY_TYPE 1927 select ASYMMETRIC_KEY_TYPE
1928 select ASYMMETRIC_PUBLIC_KEY_SUBTYPE 1928 select ASYMMETRIC_PUBLIC_KEY_SUBTYPE
1929 select ASN1 1929 select ASN1
1930 select OID_REGISTRY 1930 select OID_REGISTRY
1931 select X509_CERTIFICATE_PARSER 1931 select X509_CERTIFICATE_PARSER
1932 select PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER 1932 select PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER
1933 help 1933 help
1934 Provide PKCS#7 message verification 1934 Provide PKCS#7 message verification using the contents of the system
1935 trusted keyring to provide public k 1935 trusted keyring to provide public keys. This then can be used for
1936 module verification, kexec image ve 1936 module verification, kexec image verification and firmware blob
1937 verification. 1937 verification.
1938 1938
1939 config PROFILING 1939 config PROFILING
1940 bool "Profiling support" 1940 bool "Profiling support"
1941 help 1941 help
1942 Say Y here to enable the extended p 1942 Say Y here to enable the extended profiling support mechanisms used
1943 by profilers. 1943 by profilers.
1944 1944
1945 config RUST 1945 config RUST
1946 bool "Rust support" 1946 bool "Rust support"
1947 depends on HAVE_RUST 1947 depends on HAVE_RUST
1948 depends on RUST_IS_AVAILABLE 1948 depends on RUST_IS_AVAILABLE
1949 depends on !MODVERSIONS 1949 depends on !MODVERSIONS
1950 depends on !GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT 1950 depends on !GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT
1951 depends on !RANDSTRUCT 1951 depends on !RANDSTRUCT
1952 depends on !DEBUG_INFO_BTF || PAHOLE_ 1952 depends on !DEBUG_INFO_BTF || PAHOLE_HAS_LANG_EXCLUDE
1953 depends on !CFI_CLANG || HAVE_CFI_ICA 1953 depends on !CFI_CLANG || HAVE_CFI_ICALL_NORMALIZE_INTEGERS_RUSTC
1954 select CFI_ICALL_NORMALIZE_INTEGERS i 1954 select CFI_ICALL_NORMALIZE_INTEGERS if CFI_CLANG
1955 depends on !CALL_PADDING || RUSTC_VER 1955 depends on !CALL_PADDING || RUSTC_VERSION >= 108100
1956 depends on !KASAN_SW_TAGS 1956 depends on !KASAN_SW_TAGS
1957 depends on !(MITIGATION_RETHUNK && KA 1957 depends on !(MITIGATION_RETHUNK && KASAN) || RUSTC_VERSION >= 108300
1958 help 1958 help
1959 Enables Rust support in the kernel. 1959 Enables Rust support in the kernel.
1960 1960
1961 This allows other Rust-related opti 1961 This allows other Rust-related options, like drivers written in Rust,
1962 to be selected. 1962 to be selected.
1963 1963
1964 It is also required to be able to l 1964 It is also required to be able to load external kernel modules
1965 written in Rust. 1965 written in Rust.
1966 1966
1967 See Documentation/rust/ for more in 1967 See Documentation/rust/ for more information.
1968 1968
1969 If unsure, say N. 1969 If unsure, say N.
1970 1970
1971 config RUSTC_VERSION_TEXT 1971 config RUSTC_VERSION_TEXT
1972 string 1972 string
1973 depends on RUST 1973 depends on RUST
1974 default "$(RUSTC_VERSION_TEXT)" 1974 default "$(RUSTC_VERSION_TEXT)"
1975 help 1975 help
1976 See `CC_VERSION_TEXT`. 1976 See `CC_VERSION_TEXT`.
1977 1977
1978 config BINDGEN_VERSION_TEXT 1978 config BINDGEN_VERSION_TEXT
1979 string 1979 string
1980 depends on RUST 1980 depends on RUST
1981 # The dummy parameter `workaround-for 1981 # The dummy parameter `workaround-for-0.69.0` is required to support 0.69.0
1982 # (https://github.com/rust-lang/rust- 1982 # (https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-bindgen/pull/2678). It can be removed when
1983 # the minimum version is upgraded pas 1983 # the minimum version is upgraded past that (0.69.1 already fixed the issue).
1984 default "$(shell,$(BINDGEN) --version 1984 default "$(shell,$(BINDGEN) --version workaround-for-0.69.0 2>/dev/null)"
1985 1985
1986 # 1986 #
1987 # Place an empty function call at each tracep 1987 # Place an empty function call at each tracepoint site. Can be
1988 # dynamically changed for a probe function. 1988 # dynamically changed for a probe function.
1989 # 1989 #
1990 config TRACEPOINTS 1990 config TRACEPOINTS
1991 bool 1991 bool
1992 1992
1993 source "kernel/Kconfig.kexec" 1993 source "kernel/Kconfig.kexec"
1994 1994
1995 endmenu # General setup 1995 endmenu # General setup
1996 1996
1997 source "arch/Kconfig" 1997 source "arch/Kconfig"
1998 1998
1999 config RT_MUTEXES 1999 config RT_MUTEXES
2000 bool 2000 bool
2001 default y if PREEMPT_RT 2001 default y if PREEMPT_RT
2002 2002
2003 config MODULE_SIG_FORMAT 2003 config MODULE_SIG_FORMAT
2004 def_bool n 2004 def_bool n
2005 select SYSTEM_DATA_VERIFICATION 2005 select SYSTEM_DATA_VERIFICATION
2006 2006
2007 source "kernel/module/Kconfig" 2007 source "kernel/module/Kconfig"
2008 2008
2009 config INIT_ALL_POSSIBLE 2009 config INIT_ALL_POSSIBLE
2010 bool 2010 bool
2011 help 2011 help
2012 Back when each arch used to define 2012 Back when each arch used to define their own cpu_online_mask and
2013 cpu_possible_mask, some of them cho 2013 cpu_possible_mask, some of them chose to initialize cpu_possible_mask
2014 with all 1s, and others with all 0s 2014 with all 1s, and others with all 0s. When they were centralised,
2015 it was better to provide this optio 2015 it was better to provide this option than to break all the archs
2016 and have several arch maintainers p 2016 and have several arch maintainers pursuing me down dark alleys.
2017 2017
2018 source "block/Kconfig" 2018 source "block/Kconfig"
2019 2019
2020 config PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS 2020 config PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
2021 bool 2021 bool
2022 2022
2023 config PADATA 2023 config PADATA
2024 depends on SMP 2024 depends on SMP
2025 bool 2025 bool
2026 2026
2027 config ASN1 2027 config ASN1
2028 tristate 2028 tristate
2029 help 2029 help
2030 Build a simple ASN.1 grammar compil 2030 Build a simple ASN.1 grammar compiler that produces a bytecode output
2031 that can be interpreted by the ASN. 2031 that can be interpreted by the ASN.1 stream decoder and used to
2032 inform it as to what tags are to be 2032 inform it as to what tags are to be expected in a stream and what
2033 functions to call on what tags. 2033 functions to call on what tags.
2034 2034
2035 source "kernel/Kconfig.locks" 2035 source "kernel/Kconfig.locks"
2036 2036
2037 config ARCH_HAS_NON_OVERLAPPING_ADDRESS_SPACE 2037 config ARCH_HAS_NON_OVERLAPPING_ADDRESS_SPACE
2038 bool 2038 bool
2039 2039
2040 config ARCH_HAS_PREPARE_SYNC_CORE_CMD 2040 config ARCH_HAS_PREPARE_SYNC_CORE_CMD
2041 bool 2041 bool
2042 2042
2043 config ARCH_HAS_SYNC_CORE_BEFORE_USERMODE 2043 config ARCH_HAS_SYNC_CORE_BEFORE_USERMODE
2044 bool 2044 bool
2045 2045
2046 # It may be useful for an architecture to ove 2046 # It may be useful for an architecture to override the definitions of the
2047 # SYSCALL_DEFINE() and __SYSCALL_DEFINEx() ma 2047 # SYSCALL_DEFINE() and __SYSCALL_DEFINEx() macros in <linux/syscalls.h>
2048 # and the COMPAT_ variants in <linux/compat.h 2048 # and the COMPAT_ variants in <linux/compat.h>, in particular to use a
2049 # different calling convention for syscalls. 2049 # different calling convention for syscalls. They can also override the
2050 # macros for not-implemented syscalls in kern 2050 # macros for not-implemented syscalls in kernel/sys_ni.c and
2051 # kernel/time/posix-stubs.c. All these overri 2051 # kernel/time/posix-stubs.c. All these overrides need to be available in
2052 # <asm/syscall_wrapper.h>. 2052 # <asm/syscall_wrapper.h>.
2053 config ARCH_HAS_SYSCALL_WRAPPER 2053 config ARCH_HAS_SYSCALL_WRAPPER
2054 def_bool n 2054 def_bool n
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