kgdb: remove the requirement for CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER

[sfrench/cifs-2.6.git] / lib / Kconfig.kgdb

diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
index 2cfd2721f7ed17f0e1e199082616c861bdd3c63e..9b5d1d7f2ef72bf49f750a4b2bf12344906ddc74 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
 
 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