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diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
index b895a2a92da..85348a09d65 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ choice
Say Y here if you want kernel low-level debugging support
on i.MX50 or i.MX53.
- config DEBUG_IMX6Q_UART
- bool "i.MX6Q Debug UART"
+ config DEBUG_IMX6Q_UART4
+ bool "i.MX6Q Debug UART4"
depends on SOC_IMX6Q
help
Say Y here if you want kernel low-level debugging support
- on i.MX6Q.
+ on i.MX6Q UART4.
config DEBUG_MSM_UART1
bool "Kernel low-level debugging messages via MSM UART1"
@@ -292,6 +292,22 @@ choice
Note that the system will appear to hang during boot if there
is nothing connected to read from the DCC.
+ config DEBUG_SEMIHOSTING
+ bool "Kernel low-level debug output via semihosting I"
+ help
+ Semihosting enables code running on an ARM target to use
+ the I/O facilities on a host debugger/emulator through a
+ simple SVC calls. The host debugger or emulator must have
+ semihosting enabled for the special svc call to be trapped
+ otherwise the kernel will crash.
+
+ This is known to work with OpenOCD, as wellas
+ ARM's Fast Models, or any other controlling environment
+ that implements semihosting.
+
+ For more details about semihosting, please see
+ chapter 8 of DUI0203I_rvct_developer_guide.pdf from ARM Ltd.
+
endchoice
config EARLY_PRINTK