Messages in this thread | | | Subject | RE: Is Debug Store supposed to default to Y? | Date | Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:34:26 +0100 | From | "Metzger, Markus T" <> |
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>-----Original Message----- >From: Frans Pop [mailto:elendil@planet.nl] >Sent: Donnerstag, 16. Oktober 2008 10:21
>Both CONFIG_X86_DS and X86_PTRACE_BTS currently default to yes. >Is that intended? > >The help text is a bit short on info to help users determine if they >really need/want these options. What will I be missing if I >don't enable >them on a regular desktop system? What is their cost?
I sent an rfc for an improved help text yesterday: http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/15/192. I hope this answeres your questions.
See also the discussion with Roland Dreier on the same topic: http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/16/56 http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/16/61
regards, markus.
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