kconfig.debug: clarify CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO help text

[powerpc.git] / lib / Kconfig.debug

diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 79afd00..bdbf3fe 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ config DEBUG_INFO
        help
           If you say Y here the resulting kernel image will include
          debugging info resulting in a larger kernel image.
+         This adds debug symbols to the kernel and modules (gcc -g), and
+         is needed if you intend to use kernel crashdump or binary object
+         tools like crash, kgdb, LKCD, gdb, etc on the kernel.
          Say Y here only if you plan to debug the kernel.
 
          If unsure, say N.