kgdb: remove the requirement for CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
There is no technical reason that the kgdb core requires frame
pointers. It is up to the end user of KGDB to decide if they need
them or not.
[ anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp: removed frame pointers on mips ]
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
index 2cfd272..9b5d1d7 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@
menuconfig KGDB
bool "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb"
- select FRAME_POINTER
depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL
help
If you say Y here, it will be possible to remotely debug the
- kernel using gdb. Documentation of kernel debugger is available
- at http://kgdb.sourceforge.net as well as in DocBook form
- in Documentation/DocBook/. If unsure, say N.
+ kernel using gdb. It is recommended but not required, that
+ you also turn on the kernel config option
+ CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER to aid in producing more reliable stack
+ backtraces in the external debugger. Documentation of
+ kernel debugger is available at http://kgdb.sourceforge.net
+ as well as in DocBook form in Documentation/DocBook/. If
+ unsure, say N.
if KGDB