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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/Kconfig.debug')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/Kconfig.debug | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug index fbc89baf7de6..c38745ad46eb 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug @@ -1674,9 +1674,14 @@ menu "Debug kernel data structures" config DEBUG_LIST bool "Debug linked list manipulation" depends on DEBUG_KERNEL || BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION + select LIST_HARDENED help - Enable this to turn on extended checks in the linked-list - walking routines. + Enable this to turn on extended checks in the linked-list walking + routines. + + This option trades better quality error reports for performance, and + is more suitable for kernel debugging. If you care about performance, + you should only enable CONFIG_LIST_HARDENED instead. If unsure, say N. |