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diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig index 1ea0d1234f4..5efeb4229ea 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig +++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig @@ -329,6 +329,27 @@ config POWER_TRACER power management decisions, specifically the C-state and P-state behavior. +config KSYM_TRACER + bool "Trace read and write access on kernel memory locations" + depends on HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT + select TRACING + help + This tracer helps find read and write operations on any given kernel + symbol i.e. /proc/kallsyms. + +config PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER + bool "Profile all kernel memory accesses on 'watched' variables" + depends on KSYM_TRACER + help + This tracer profiles kernel accesses on variables watched through the + ksym tracer ftrace plugin. Depending upon the hardware, all read + and write operations on kernel variables can be monitored for + accesses. + + The results will be displayed in: + /debugfs/tracing/profile_ksym + + Say N if unsure. config STACK_TRACER bool "Trace max stack" |