ARM: add support to dump the kernel page tables
This patch allows the kernel page tables to be dumped via a debugfs file,
allowing kernel developers to check the layout of the kernel page tables
and the verify the various permissions and type settings.
Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
index 5765abf..0603a6a5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
+config ARM_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 STRICT_DEVMEM
bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
depends on MMU