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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 7d0b681a132..731318e5ac1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -296,4 +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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