23 files changed, 12 insertions, 90 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 4a0e54f..68fcbb2 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ config ARC
 	select OF
 	select OF_EARLY_FLATTREE
 	select PERF_USE_VMALLOC
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 config SCHED_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arc/Kconfig.debug
index 962c609..a7fc0da 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK
 	  with klogd/syslogd or the X server. You should normally N here,
 	  unless you want to debug such a crash.
 
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for stack overflows"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	help
-	  This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
-	  drops below a certain limit.
-
 config 16KSTACKS
 	bool "Use 16Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb"
 	help
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index b573827..08c7ac6 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ config BLACKFIN
 	select ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET if !GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 config GENERIC_CSUM
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug
index 7959469..f3337ee 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for stack overflows"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	help
-	  This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
-	  drops below a certain limit.
-
 config DEBUG_VERBOSE
 	bool "Verbose fault messages"
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/frv/Kconfig b/arch/frv/Kconfig
index 2ce731f..4b6628e 100644
--- a/arch/frv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/frv/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config FRV
 	select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 	select OLD_SIGSUSPEND3
 	select OLD_SIGACTION
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 config ZONE_DMA
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/frv/Kconfig.debug b/arch/frv/Kconfig.debug
index 211f01b..98c99a3 100644
--- a/arch/frv/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/frv/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for stack overflows"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-
 config GDBSTUB
 	bool "Remote GDB kernel debugging"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
diff --git a/arch/m32r/Kconfig b/arch/m32r/Kconfig
index bcd17b2..29a7ef4 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m32r/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config M32R
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	select ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 config SBUS
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/m32r/Kconfig.debug b/arch/m32r/Kconfig.debug
index bb1afc1..6c612b7 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/m32r/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for stack overflows"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	help
-	  This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
-	  drops below a certain limit.
-
 config DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
 	bool "Debug page memory allocations"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && BROKEN
diff --git a/arch/metag/Kconfig b/arch/metag/Kconfig
index dcd9440..cfd831c 100644
--- a/arch/metag/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/metag/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ config METAG
 	select OF
 	select OF_EARLY_FLATTREE
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 config STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/metag/Kconfig.debug b/arch/metag/Kconfig.debug
index e45bbf6..cb5c928 100644
--- a/arch/metag/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/metag/Kconfig.debug
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for stack overflows"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	help
-	  This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
-	  drops below a certain limit.
-
 config 4KSTACKS
 	bool "Use 4Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index e433b90..beeff43 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ config MIPS
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL if MODULES
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA if MODULES && 64BIT
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 menu "Machine selection"
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
index 5a43aa0..37871f0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
@@ -67,15 +67,6 @@ config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
 
 	  Normally, you will choose 'N' here.
 
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for stack overflows"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	help
-	  This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
-	  drops below a certain limit(2GB on MIPS). The debugging option
-	  provides another way to check stack overflow happened on kernel mode
-	  stack usually caused by nested interruption.
-
 config SMTC_IDLE_HOOK_DEBUG
 	bool "Enable additional debug checks before going into CPU idle loop"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && MIPS_MT_SMTC
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
index 428da17..70e4f66 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config MN10300
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	select OLD_SIGSUSPEND3
 	select OLD_SIGACTION
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 config AM33_2
 	def_bool n
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig.debug b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig.debug
index bdbfd44..94efb3e 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for stack overflows"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-
 config DEBUG_DECOMPRESS_KERNEL
 	bool "Using serial port during decompressing kernel"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
index 1072bfd..99dbab1 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ config OPENRISC
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 config MMU
 	def_bool y
@@ -128,16 +129,6 @@ config CMDLINE
 
 menu "Debugging options"
 
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for kernel stack overflow"
-	default y
-	help
-	  Make extra checks for space available on stack in some
-          critical functions. This will cause kernel to run a bit slower,
-	  but will catch most of kernel stack overruns and exit gracefully.
-
-	  Say Y if you are unsure.
-
 config JUMP_UPON_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION
 	bool "Try to die gracefully"
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index 2a2aea5..aa399a5 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ config PARISC
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 	select TTY # Needed for pdc_cons.c
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 	help
 	  The PA-RISC microprocessor is designed by Hewlett-Packard and used
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug
index 08a332f..bc989e5 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -13,14 +13,3 @@ config DEBUG_RODATA
          If in doubt, say "N".
 
 endmenu
-
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for stack overflows"
-	default y
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	---help---
-	  Say Y here if you want to check the overflows of kernel, IRQ
-	  and exception stacks. This option will cause messages of the
-	  stacks in detail when free stack space drops below a certain
-	  limit.
-	  If in doubt, say "N".
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 1022e7b..bc3a0eb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ config PPC
 	select ARCH_USE_BUILTIN_BSWAP
 	select OLD_SIGSUSPEND
 	select OLD_SIGACTION if PPC32
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
index d86875f..21c9f30 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ config PRINT_STACK_DEPTH
 	  too small and stack traces cause important information to
 	  scroll off the screen.
 
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for stack overflows"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	help
-	  This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
-	  drops below a certain limit.
-
 config HCALL_STATS
 	bool "Hypervisor call instrumentation"
 	depends on PPC_PSERIES && DEBUG_FS && TRACEPOINTS
diff --git a/arch/tile/Kconfig b/arch/tile/Kconfig
index 3aa3766..24565a7 100644
--- a/arch/tile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/tile/Kconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ config TILE
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
 	select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 # FIXME: investigate whether we need/want these options.
 #	select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
diff --git a/arch/tile/Kconfig.debug b/arch/tile/Kconfig.debug
index ddbfc33..9165ea9 100644
--- a/arch/tile/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/tile/Kconfig.debug
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK
 	  with klogd/syslogd. You should normally N here,
 	  unless you want to debug such a crash.
 
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for stack overflows"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	help
-	  This option will cause messages to be printed if free stack space
-	  drops below a certain limit.
-
 config DEBUG_EXTRA_FLAGS
 	string "Additional compiler arguments when building with '-g'"
 	depends on DEBUG_INFO
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 2775023..265c672 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ config X86
 	select OLD_SIGACTION if X86_32
 	select COMPAT_OLD_SIGACTION if IA32_EMULATION
 	select RTC_LIB
+	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index c963881..78d91af 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK_DBGP
 	  with klogd/syslogd or the X server. You should normally N here,
 	  unless you want to debug such a crash. You need usb debug device.
 
-config DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
-	bool "Check for stack overflows"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	---help---
-	  Say Y here if you want to check the overflows of kernel, IRQ
-	  and exception stacks. This option will cause messages of the
-	  stacks in detail when free stack space drops below a certain
-	  limit.
-	  If in doubt, say "N".
-
 config X86_PTDUMP
 	bool "Export kernel pagetable layout to userspace via debugfs"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL