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diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index d780351835e9..5f2ce616c046 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -227,6 +227,22 @@ config UNUSED_SYMBOLS
you really need it, and what the merge plan to the mainline kernel for
your module is.
+config PAGE_OWNER
+ bool "Track page owner"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
+ select DEBUG_FS
+ select STACKTRACE
+ select PAGE_EXTENSION
+ help
+ This keeps track of what call chain is the owner of a page, may
+ help to find bare alloc_page(s) leaks. Even if you include this
+ feature on your build, it is disabled in default. You should pass
+ "page_owner=on" to boot parameter in order to enable it. Eats
+ a fair amount of memory if enabled. See tools/vm/page_owner_sort.c
+ for user-space helper.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config DEBUG_FS
bool "Debug Filesystem"
help