some architectures or if you use external debuggers.
If you don't debug the kernel, you can say N.
+config FORCED_INLINING
+ bool "Force gcc to inline functions marked 'inline'"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+ default y
+ help
+ This option determines if the kernel forces gcc to inline the functions
+ developers have marked 'inline'. Doing so takes away freedom from gcc to
+ do what it thinks is best, which is desirable for the gcc 3.x series of
+ compilers. The gcc 4.x series have a rewritten inlining algorithm and
+ disabling this option will generate a smaller kernel there. Hopefully
+ this algorithm is so good that allowing gcc4 to make the decision can
+ become the default in the future, until then this option is there to
+ test gcc for this.
+
config RCU_TORTURE_TEST
tristate "torture tests for RCU"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL