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1 files changed, 25 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 63c1d13aaf9f..fcb7604172ce 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
+config EARLY_PRINTK_USB
+ bool
+
config X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP
bool "Enable verbose x86 bootup info messages"
default y
@@ -23,19 +26,20 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK
This is useful for kernel debugging when your machine crashes very
early before the console code is initialized. For normal operation
it is not recommended because it looks ugly and doesn't cooperate
- with klogd/syslogd or the X server. You should normally N here,
+ with klogd/syslogd or the X server. You should normally say N here,
unless you want to debug such a crash.
config EARLY_PRINTK_DBGP
bool "Early printk via EHCI debug port"
depends on EARLY_PRINTK && PCI
+ select EARLY_PRINTK_USB
---help---
Write kernel log output directly into the EHCI debug port.
This is useful for kernel debugging when your machine crashes very
early before the console code is initialized. For normal operation
it is not recommended because it looks ugly and doesn't cooperate
- with klogd/syslogd or the X server. You should normally N here,
+ with klogd/syslogd or the X server. You should normally say N here,
unless you want to debug such a crash. You need usb debug device.
config EARLY_PRINTK_EFI
@@ -48,6 +52,25 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK_EFI
This is useful for kernel debugging when your machine crashes very
early before the console code is initialized.
+config EARLY_PRINTK_USB_XDBC
+ bool "Early printk via the xHCI debug port"
+ depends on EARLY_PRINTK && PCI
+ select EARLY_PRINTK_USB
+ ---help---
+ Write kernel log output directly into the xHCI debug port.
+
+ One use for this feature is kernel debugging, for example when your
+ machine crashes very early before the regular console code is
+ initialized. Other uses include simpler, lockless logging instead of
+ a full-blown printk console driver + klogd.
+
+ For normal production environments this is normally not recommended,
+ because it doesn't feed events into klogd/syslogd and doesn't try to
+ print anything on the screen.
+
+ You should normally say N here, unless you want to debug early
+ crashes or need a very simple printk logging facility.
+
config X86_PTDUMP_CORE
def_bool n