1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 menu "GCOV-based kernel profiling"
5 bool "Enable gcov-based kernel profiling"
7 depends on !CC_IS_CLANG || CLANG_VERSION >= 110000
8 depends on !ARCH_WANTS_NO_INSTR || CC_HAS_NO_PROFILE_FN_ATTR
12 This option enables gcov-based code profiling (e.g. for code coverage
17 Additionally specify CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y to get profiling data
18 for the entire kernel. To enable profiling for specific files or
19 directories, add a line similar to the following to the respective
22 For a single file (e.g. main.o):
23 GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := y
25 For all files in one directory:
28 To exclude files from being profiled even when CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
31 GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := n
35 Note that the debugfs filesystem has to be mounted to access
38 config ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
41 config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
42 bool "Profile entire Kernel"
43 depends on !COMPILE_TEST
44 depends on GCOV_KERNEL
45 depends on ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
48 This options activates profiling for the entire kernel.
52 Note that a kernel compiled with profiling flags will be significantly
53 larger and run slower. Also be sure to exclude files from profiling
54 which are not linked to the kernel image to prevent linker errors.