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diff --git a/net/mac80211/Kconfig b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
index 661d3c29148..11a1e7fa195 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/Kconfig
+++ b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
@@ -88,10 +88,16 @@ config MAC80211_DEBUGFS
Say N unless you know you need this.
+menuconfig MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ bool "Select mac80211 debugging features"
+ depends on MAC80211
+ ---help---
+ This option collects various mac80211 debug settings.
+
config MAC80211_DEBUG_PACKET_ALIGNMENT
bool "Enable packet alignment debugging"
- depends on MAC80211
- help
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
This option is recommended for driver authors and strongly
discouraged for everybody else, it will trigger a warning
when a driver hands mac80211 a buffer that is aligned in
@@ -100,33 +106,95 @@ config MAC80211_DEBUG_PACKET_ALIGNMENT
Say N unless you're writing a mac80211 based driver.
-config MAC80211_DEBUG
- bool "Enable debugging output"
- depends on MAC80211
+config MAC80211_NOINLINE
+ bool "Do not inline TX/RX handlers"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
---help---
- This option will enable debug tracing output for the
- ieee80211 network stack.
+ This option affects code generation in mac80211, when
+ selected some functions are marked "noinline" to allow
+ easier debugging of problems in the transmit and receive
+ paths.
+
+ This option increases code size a bit and inserts a lot
+ of function calls in the code, but is otherwise safe to
+ enable.
- If you are not trying to debug or develop the ieee80211
- subsystem, you most likely want to say N here.
+ If unsure, say N unless you expect to be finding problems
+ in mac80211.
+
+config MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose debugging output"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out
+ many debugging messages. It should not be selected
+ on production systems as some of the messages are
+ remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
config MAC80211_HT_DEBUG
- bool "Enable HT debugging output"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose HT debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
---help---
This option enables 802.11n High Throughput features
debug tracing output.
- If you are not trying to debug of develop the ieee80211
- subsystem, you most likely want to say N here.
+ It should not be selected on production systems as some
+ of the messages are remotely triggerable.
-config MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
- bool "Verbose debugging output"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_TKIP_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose TKIP debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out
+ very verbose TKIP debugging messages. It should not
+ be selected on production systems as those messages
+ are remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose IBSS debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out
+ very verbose IBSS debugging messages. It should not
+ be selected on production systems as those messages
+ are remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose powersave mode debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out very
+ verbose power save mode debugging messages (when mac80211
+ is an AP and has power saving stations.)
+ It should not be selected on production systems as those
+ messages are remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
+
+config MAC80211_VERBOSE_MPL_DEBUG
+ bool "Verbose mesh peer link debugging"
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ depends on MAC80211_MESH
+ ---help---
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to print out very
+ verbose mesh peer link debugging messages (when mac80211
+ is taking part in a mesh network).
+ It should not be selected on production systems as those
+ messages are remotely triggerable.
+
+ Do not select this option.
config MAC80211_LOWTX_FRAME_DUMP
bool "Debug frame dumping"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
---help---
Selecting this option will cause the stack to
print a message for each frame that is handed
@@ -137,33 +205,17 @@ config MAC80211_LOWTX_FRAME_DUMP
If unsure, say N and insert the debugging code
you require into the driver you are debugging.
-config MAC80211_TKIP_DEBUG
- bool "TKIP debugging"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
-
config MAC80211_DEBUG_COUNTERS
bool "Extra statistics for TX/RX debugging"
depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
-
-config MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG
- bool "Support for IBSS testing"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
- ---help---
- Say Y here if you intend to debug the IBSS code.
-
-config MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG
- bool "Verbose powersave mode debugging"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU
+ depends on MAC80211_DEBUGFS
---help---
- Say Y here to print out verbose powersave
- mode debug messages.
+ Selecting this option causes mac80211 to keep additional
+ and very verbose statistics about TX and RX handler use
+ and show them in debugfs.
-config MAC80211_VERBOSE_MPL_DEBUG
- bool "Verbose mesh peer link debugging"
- depends on MAC80211_DEBUG && MAC80211_MESH
- ---help---
- Say Y here to print out verbose mesh peer link
- debug messages.
+ If unsure, say N.
config MAC80211_VERBOSE_SPECT_MGMT_DEBUG
bool "Verbose Spectrum Management (IEEE 802.11h)debugging"