[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 5/6] drm/i915: Kconfig for extra driver debugging

[Jani Nikula]

On Tue, 02 Feb 2016, Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> On 02/02/16 09:18, Jani Nikula wrote:
>> On Mon, 01 Feb 2016, Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com> wrote:
>>> From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
>>> ---
>>>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++++++
>>>   1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
>>> index 051eab33e4c7..7636bf918d97 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
>>> @@ -47,3 +47,15 @@ config DRM_I915_PRELIMINARY_HW_SUPPORT
>>>   	  option changes the default for that module option.
>>>
>>>   	  If in doubt, say "N".
>>> +
>>> +config DRM_I915_DEBUG
>>> +	bool "Enable additional driver debugging"
>>> +	depends on DRM_I915
>>> +	default n
>>> +	help
>>> +	  Choose this option to turn on extra driver debugging that may affect
>>> +	  performance but will catch some internal issues.
>>> +
>>> +	  Recommended for driver developers only.
>>> +
>>> +	  If in doubt, say "N".
>>
>> I kind of liked Chris' approach of adding a submenu
>> http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/1451902412-25459-1-git-send-email-chris@chris-wilson.co.uk
>
> I don't mind either way - what was decided for that patch - is it
> going in?

I think we'd like to have it, but last time it blew up on
randconfig. Chris, do we avoid that now?

Tvrtko, in any case, you could pick up the submenu part from there.

BR,
Jani.




>
> Regards,
>
> Tvrtko
>

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Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center