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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index d105f29bb6bb..bc01e3ebfeb2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -186,6 +186,15 @@ config X86_DS_SELFTEST
config HAVE_MMIOTRACE_SUPPORT
def_bool y
+config X86_DECODER_SELFTEST
+ bool "x86 instruction decoder selftest"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && KPROBES
+ ---help---
+ Perform x86 instruction decoder selftests at build time.
+ This option is useful for checking the sanity of x86 instruction
+ decoder code.
+ If unsure, say "N".
+
#
# IO delay types:
#
@@ -287,4 +296,18 @@ config OPTIMIZE_INLINING
If unsure, say N.
+config DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
+ bool "Strict copy size checks"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && !TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING
+ ---help---
+ Enabling this option turns a certain set of sanity checks for user
+ copy operations into compile time failures.
+
+ The copy_from_user() etc checks are there to help test if there
+ are sufficient security checks on the length argument of
+ the copy operation, by having gcc prove that the argument is
+ within bounds.
+
+ If unsure, or if you run an older (pre 4.4) gcc, say N.
+
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