Compile the kernel with frame pointers

configname: CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER

Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Compile the kernel with frame pointers
In linux kernel since version 2.6.12  
If you say Y here the resulting kernel image will be slightly larger
and slower, but it might give very useful debugging information on
some architectures or if you use external debuggers.
If you don't debug the kernel, you can say N.

depends
CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL
CONFIG_AVR32 or CONFIG_CRIS or CONFIG_FRV or CONFIG_M68K or CONFIG_M68KNOMMU or CONFIG_S390 or CONFIG_SUPERH or CONFIG_UML or CONFIG_X86