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authorCatalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>2009-06-11 13:24:14 +0100
committerCatalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>2009-06-11 17:04:19 +0100
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kmemleak: Simple testing module for kmemleak
This patch adds a loadable module that deliberately leaks memory. It is used for testing various memory leaking scenarios. Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
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diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 5cc3506574e9..116a35051be6 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -358,6 +358,16 @@ config DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
In order to access the kmemleak file, debugfs needs to be
mounted (usually at /sys/kernel/debug).
+config DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_TEST
+ tristate "Simple test for the kernel memory leak detector"
+ depends on DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
+ help
+ Say Y or M here to build a test for the kernel memory leak
+ detector. This option enables a module that explicitly leaks
+ memory.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config DEBUG_PREEMPT
bool "Debug preemptible kernel"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && PREEMPT && (TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT || PPC64)