Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:06:25 +0200 | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: kgdb: allow static kgdbts boot configuration |
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* Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > +config KGDB_TESTS_ON_BOOT > > + bool "KGDB: Run tests on boot" > > + depends on KGDB_TESTS > > + default n > > + help > > + Run the kgdb tests on boot up automatically without the need > > + to pass in a kernel parameter > > + > > +config KGDB_TESTS_BOOT_STRING > > + string "KGDB: which internal kgdb tests to run" > > + depends on KGDB_TESTS_ON_BOOT > > + default "V1F100" > > + help > > + This is the command string to send the kgdb test suite on > > + boot. See the drivers/misc/kgdbts.c for detailed > > + information about other strings you could use beyond the > > + default of V1F100. > > I dunno. Do we *really* need this feature? I mean, if you want to > run the tests, you provide the boot parameter and that's it. Adding > this Kconfig-time stuff on top seems excessive.
yes, i believe we really need this - this is what caught the recent regression in kgdb. It should all be default-off.
Ingo
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