Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:02:58 +0200 | From | Frederic Weisbecker <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/6] hw_breakpoint: Let the user choose not to build it (and perf too) |
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On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 06:59:56PM +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote: > Hi, > > Until now, x86 and superh32 had to always build hw_breakpoint and perf. > And powerpc and arm were always building hw_breakpoints when perf > was enabled. > > After this patchset, one can simply disable hw_breakpoints if he > selected CONFIG_EXPERT. Afterward the user is free to select perf > or not. Except on SH unfortunately because that would require a > bit of change in ptrace to support singlestep failures. > > Frederic Weisbecker (6): > hw_breakpoints: Split hardware breakpoints config > hw_breakpoints: Migrate breakpoint conditional build under new config > x86: Allow the user not to build hw_breakpoints > hw_breakpoints: Breakpoints arch ability don't need perf events > hw_breakpoints: Only force perf events if breakpoints are selected > hw_breakpoints: Drop remaining misplaced dependency on perf
Ah, and every !x86 archs touched by this patchset have been compile tested only.
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