1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 menu "GCOV-based kernel profiling"
5 bool "Enable gcov-based kernel profiling"
7 depends on !ARCH_WANTS_NO_INSTR || CC_HAS_NO_PROFILE_FN_ATTR
11 This option enables gcov-based code profiling (e.g. for code coverage
16 Additionally specify CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y to get profiling data
17 for the entire kernel. To enable profiling for specific files or
18 directories, add a line similar to the following to the respective
21 For a single file (e.g. main.o):
22 GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := y
24 For all files in one directory:
27 To exclude files from being profiled even when CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
30 GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := n
34 Note that the debugfs filesystem has to be mounted to access
37 config ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
40 config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
41 bool "Profile entire Kernel"
42 depends on !COMPILE_TEST
43 depends on GCOV_KERNEL
44 depends on ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
47 This options activates profiling for the entire kernel.
51 Note that a kernel compiled with profiling flags will be significantly
52 larger and run slower. Also be sure to exclude files from profiling
53 which are not linked to the kernel image to prevent linker errors.