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diff --git a/fs/proc/Kconfig b/fs/proc/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2183fcf41 --- /dev/null +++ b/fs/proc/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +config PROC_FS + bool "/proc file system support" if EXPERT + default y + help + This is a virtual file system providing information about the status + of the system. "Virtual" means that it doesn't take up any space on + your hard disk: the files are created on the fly by the kernel when + you try to access them. Also, you cannot read the files with older + version of the program less: you need to use more or cat. + + It's totally cool; for example, "cat /proc/interrupts" gives + information about what the different IRQs are used for at the moment + (there is a small number of Interrupt ReQuest lines in your computer + that are used by the attached devices to gain the CPU's attention -- + often a source of trouble if two devices are mistakenly configured + to use the same IRQ). The program procinfo to display some + information about your system gathered from the /proc file system. + + Before you can use the /proc file system, it has to be mounted, + meaning it has to be given a location in the directory hierarchy. + That location should be /proc. A command such as "mount -t proc proc + /proc" or the equivalent line in /etc/fstab does the job. + + The /proc file system is explained in the file + <file:Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt> and on the proc(5) manpage + ("man 5 proc"). + + This option will enlarge your kernel by about 67 KB. Several + programs depend on this, so everyone should say Y here. + +config PROC_KCORE + bool "/proc/kcore support" if !ARM + depends on PROC_FS && MMU + help + Provides a virtual ELF core file of the live kernel. This can + be read with gdb and other ELF tools. No modifications can be + made using this mechanism. + +config PROC_VMCORE + bool "/proc/vmcore support" + depends on PROC_FS && CRASH_DUMP + default y + help + Exports the dump image of crashed kernel in ELF format. + +config PROC_SYSCTL + bool "Sysctl support (/proc/sys)" if EXPERT + depends on PROC_FS + select SYSCTL + default y + ---help--- + The sysctl interface provides a means of dynamically changing + certain kernel parameters and variables on the fly without requiring + a recompile of the kernel or reboot of the system. The primary + interface is through /proc/sys. If you say Y here a tree of + modifiable sysctl entries will be generated beneath the + /proc/sys directory. They are explained in the files + in <file:Documentation/sysctl/>. Note that enabling this + option will enlarge the kernel by at least 8 KB. + + As it is generally a good thing, you should say Y here unless + building a kernel for install/rescue disks or your system is very + limited in memory. + +config PROC_PAGE_MONITOR + default y + depends on PROC_FS && MMU + bool "Enable /proc page monitoring" if EXPERT + help + Various /proc files exist to monitor process memory utilization: + /proc/pid/smaps, /proc/pid/clear_refs, /proc/pid/pagemap, + /proc/kpagecount, and /proc/kpageflags. Disabling these + interfaces will reduce the size of the kernel by approximately 4kb. |