--- /dev/null
+From: Jan Blunck <jblunck@suse.de>
+Subject: Select FRAME_POINTER only on SYSPROF_TRACER
+Date: Wed Sep 24 10:32:16 CEST 2008
+
+The only tracer that requires frame pointers is the sysprof trace. Since this
+tracer copies the functionality of oprofile, it isn't required at all.
+
+Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck <jblunck@suse.de>
+---
+ kernel/trace/Kconfig | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+Index: b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+===================================================================
+--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
++++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ config TRACING
+ config FTRACE
+ bool "Kernel Function Tracer"
+ depends on HAVE_FTRACE
+- select FRAME_POINTER
+ select TRACING
+ select CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER
+ help
+@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@ config SYSPROF_TRACER
+ bool "Sysprof Tracer"
+ depends on X86
+ select TRACING
++ select FRAME_POINTER
+ help
+ This tracer provides the trace needed by the 'Sysprof' userspace
+ tool.