x86: add debug of invalid per_cpu map accesses

Provide a means to trap usages of per_cpu map variables before
they are setup.  Define CONFIG_DEBUG_PER_CPU_MAPS to activate.

Signed-off-by: Mike Travis <travis@sgi.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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travis@sgi.com
2008-01-30 13:33:22 +01:00
committed by Ingo Molnar
parent 602a54a8ca
commit c49a4955ea
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@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ config DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
This results in a large slowdown, but helps to find certain types
of memory corruptions.
config DEBUG_PER_CPU_MAPS
bool "Debug access to per_cpu maps"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
depends on X86_64_SMP
default n
help
Say Y to verify that the per_cpu map being accessed has
been setup. Adds a fair amount of code to kernel memory
and decreases performance.
Say N if unsure.
config DEBUG_RODATA
bool "Write protect kernel read-only data structures"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL