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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 702eb39901ca..610aaecc19f8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ config DEBUG_PER_CPU_MAPS
Say N if unsure.
+config X86_PTDUMP
+ bool "Export kernel pagetable layout to userspace via debugfs"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+ select DEBUG_FS
+ help
+ Say Y here if you want to show the kernel pagetable layout in a
+ debugfs file. This information is only useful for kernel developers
+ who are working in architecture specific areas of the kernel.
+ It is probably not a good idea to enable this feature in a production
+ kernel.
+ If in doubt, say "N"
+
config DEBUG_RODATA
bool "Write protect kernel read-only data structures"
default y
@@ -64,6 +76,18 @@ config DEBUG_RODATA
data. This is recommended so that we can catch kernel bugs sooner.
If in doubt, say "Y".
+config DIRECT_GBPAGES
+ bool "Enable gbpages-mapped kernel pagetables"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL && X86_64
+ help
+ Enable gigabyte pages support (if the CPU supports it). This can
+ improve the kernel's performance a tiny bit by reducing TLB
+ pressure.
+
+ This is experimental code.
+
+ If in doubt, say "N".
+
config DEBUG_RODATA_TEST
bool "Testcase for the DEBUG_RODATA feature"
depends on DEBUG_RODATA
@@ -82,8 +106,8 @@ config DEBUG_NX_TEST
config 4KSTACKS
bool "Use 4Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb"
- depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
depends on X86_32
+ default y
help
If you say Y here the kernel will use a 4Kb stacksize for the
kernel stack attached to each process/thread. This facilitates