[PATCH 1/7] consolidate per-arch stack overflow debugging options

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Tue May 07 2013 - 16:47:15 EST



From: Dave Hansen <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Several architectures have similar stack debugging config options.
They all pretty much do the same thing, some with slightly
differing help text.

This patch changes the architectures to instead enable a Kconfig
boolean, and then use that boolean in the generic Kconfig.debug
to present the actual menu option. This removes a bunch of
duplication and adds consistency across arches.

Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: James Hogan <james.hogan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@xxxxxxxxxx> [for tile]
Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx>
---

linux.git-davehans/arch/blackfin/Kconfig | 1 +
linux.git-davehans/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug | 7 -------
linux.git-davehans/arch/frv/Kconfig | 1 +
linux.git-davehans/arch/frv/Kconfig.debug | 4 ----
linux.git-davehans/arch/m32r/Kconfig | 1 +
linux.git-davehans/arch/m32r/Kconfig.debug | 7 -------
linux.git-davehans/arch/mips/Kconfig | 1 +
linux.git-davehans/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug | 9 ---------
linux.git-davehans/arch/mn10300/Kconfig | 1 +
linux.git-davehans/arch/mn10300/Kconfig.debug | 4 ----
linux.git-davehans/arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 1 +
linux.git-davehans/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug | 7 -------
linux.git-davehans/arch/tile/Kconfig | 1 +
linux.git-davehans/arch/tile/Kconfig.debug | 7 -------
linux.git-davehans/arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
linux.git-davehans/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug | 10 ----------
linux.git-davehans/lib/Kconfig.debug | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
17 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)

diff -puN arch/blackfin/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/blackfin/Kconfig
--- linux.git/arch/blackfin/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.964469362 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/blackfin/Kconfig 2013-05-07 13:41:36.994470697 -0700
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ config BLACKFIN
select ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET if !GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
+ select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW

config GENERIC_CSUM
def_bool y
diff -puN arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug
--- linux.git/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.966469449 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug 2013-05-07 13:41:36.994470697 -0700
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"

source "lib/Kconfig.debug"

-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
- bool "Check for stack overflows"
- depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
- help
- This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
- drops below a certain limit.
-
config DEBUG_VERBOSE
bool "Verbose fault messages"
default y
diff -puN arch/frv/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/frv/Kconfig
--- linux.git/arch/frv/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.968469540 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/frv/Kconfig 2013-05-07 13:41:36.995470740 -0700
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config FRV
select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
select OLD_SIGSUSPEND3
select OLD_SIGACTION
+ select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW

config ZONE_DMA
bool
diff -puN arch/frv/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/frv/Kconfig.debug
--- linux.git/arch/frv/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.969469585 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/frv/Kconfig.debug 2013-05-07 13:41:36.995470740 -0700
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"

source "lib/Kconfig.debug"

-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
- bool "Check for stack overflows"
- depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-
config GDBSTUB
bool "Remote GDB kernel debugging"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
diff -puN arch/m32r/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/m32r/Kconfig
--- linux.git/arch/m32r/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.971469672 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/m32r/Kconfig 2013-05-07 13:41:36.996470784 -0700
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config M32R
select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
select ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET
select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
+ select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW

config SBUS
bool
diff -puN arch/m32r/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/m32r/Kconfig.debug
--- linux.git/arch/m32r/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.972469716 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/m32r/Kconfig.debug 2013-05-07 13:41:36.996470784 -0700
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"

source "lib/Kconfig.debug"

-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
- bool "Check for stack overflows"
- depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
- help
- This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
- drops below a certain limit.
-
config DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
bool "Debug page memory allocations"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && BROKEN
diff -puN arch/mips/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/mips/Kconfig
--- linux.git/arch/mips/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.974469807 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/mips/Kconfig 2013-05-07 13:41:36.997470829 -0700
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ config MIPS
select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL if MODULES
select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA if MODULES && 64BIT
select CLONE_BACKWARDS
+ select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW

menu "Machine selection"

diff -puN arch/mips/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
--- linux.git/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.976469896 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug 2013-05-07 13:41:36.997470829 -0700
@@ -67,15 +67,6 @@ config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE

Normally, you will choose 'N' here.

-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
- bool "Check for stack overflows"
- depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
- help
- This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
- drops below a certain limit(2GB on MIPS). The debugging option
- provides another way to check stack overflow happened on kernel mode
- stack usually caused by nested interruption.
-
config SMTC_IDLE_HOOK_DEBUG
bool "Enable additional debug checks before going into CPU idle loop"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && MIPS_MT_SMTC
diff -puN arch/mn10300/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/mn10300/Kconfig
--- linux.git/arch/mn10300/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.977469939 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/mn10300/Kconfig 2013-05-07 13:41:36.998470875 -0700
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config MN10300
select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
select OLD_SIGSUSPEND3
select OLD_SIGACTION
+ select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW

config AM33_2
def_bool n
diff -puN arch/mn10300/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/mn10300/Kconfig.debug
--- linux.git/arch/mn10300/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.979470028 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/mn10300/Kconfig.debug 2013-05-07 13:41:36.998470875 -0700
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"

source "lib/Kconfig.debug"

-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
- bool "Check for stack overflows"
- depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-
config DEBUG_DECOMPRESS_KERNEL
bool "Using serial port during decompressing kernel"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
diff -puN arch/powerpc/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/powerpc/Kconfig
--- linux.git/arch/powerpc/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.980470074 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/powerpc/Kconfig 2013-05-07 13:41:36.998470875 -0700
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ config PPC
select ARCH_USE_BUILTIN_BSWAP
select OLD_SIGSUSPEND
select OLD_SIGACTION if PPC32
+ select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW

config EARLY_PRINTK
bool
diff -puN arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
--- linux.git/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.982470163 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug 2013-05-07 13:41:36.999470920 -0700
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ config PRINT_STACK_DEPTH
too small and stack traces cause important information to
scroll off the screen.

-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
- bool "Check for stack overflows"
- depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
- help
- This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
- drops below a certain limit.
-
config HCALL_STATS
bool "Hypervisor call instrumentation"
depends on PPC_PSERIES && DEBUG_FS && TRACEPOINTS
diff -puN arch/tile/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/tile/Kconfig
--- linux.git/arch/tile/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.984470250 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/tile/Kconfig 2013-05-07 13:41:36.999470920 -0700
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ config TILE
select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
select HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE
+ select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW

# FIXME: investigate whether we need/want these options.
# select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
diff -puN arch/tile/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/tile/Kconfig.debug
--- linux.git/arch/tile/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.985470295 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/tile/Kconfig.debug 2013-05-07 13:41:37.000470964 -0700
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK
with klogd/syslogd. You should normally N here,
unless you want to debug such a crash.

-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
- bool "Check for stack overflows"
- depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
- help
- This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
- drops below a certain limit.
-
config DEBUG_EXTRA_FLAGS
string "Additional compiler arguments when building with '-g'"
depends on DEBUG_INFO
diff -puN arch/x86/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/x86/Kconfig
--- linux.git/arch/x86/Kconfig~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.987470386 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/x86/Kconfig 2013-05-07 13:41:37.001471007 -0700
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ config X86
select OLD_SIGACTION if X86_32
select COMPAT_OLD_SIGACTION if IA32_EMULATION
select RTC_LIB
+ select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW

config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
def_bool y
diff -puN arch/x86/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
--- linux.git/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.989470473 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug 2013-05-07 13:41:37.001471007 -0700
@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK_DBGP
with klogd/syslogd or the X server. You should normally N here,
unless you want to debug such a crash. You need usb debug device.

-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
- bool "Check for stack overflows"
- depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
- ---help---
- Say Y here if you want to check the overflows of kernel, IRQ
- and exception stacks. This option will cause messages of the
- stacks in detail when free stack space drops below a certain
- limit.
- If in doubt, say "N".
-
config X86_PTDUMP
bool "Export kernel pagetable layout to userspace via debugfs"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
diff -puN lib/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs lib/Kconfig.debug
--- linux.git/lib/Kconfig.debug~consolidat-stack-debugging-configs 2013-05-07 13:41:36.991470562 -0700
+++ linux.git-davehans/lib/Kconfig.debug 2013-05-07 13:41:37.002471051 -0700
@@ -1475,6 +1475,27 @@ config ASYNC_RAID6_TEST

If unsure, say N.

+config HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
+ bool
+
+config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
+ bool "Check for stack overflows"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
+ ---help---
+ Say Y here if you want to check for overflows of kernel, IRQ
+ and exception stacks (if your archicture uses them). This
+ option will show detailed messages if free stack space drops
+ below a certain limit.
+
+ These kinds of bugs usually occur when call-chains in the
+ kernel get too deep, especially when interrupts are
+ involved.
+
+ Use this in cases where you see apparently random memory
+ corruption, especially if it appears in 'struct thread_info'
+
+ If in doubt, say "N".
+
source "samples/Kconfig"

source "lib/Kconfig.kgdb"
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