diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
index 192ee01a9ba20b00fef403afa3ffb07d04ec0d19..35f8db35f44208ddfe3b886e5aab3171537f2fc6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2,18 +2,29 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-# RMK wants arm kernels compiled with frame pointers so hardwire this to y.
+# RMK wants arm kernels compiled with frame pointers or stack unwinding.
 # If you know what you are doing and are willing to live without stack
 # traces, you can get a slightly smaller kernel by setting this option to
 # n, but then RMK will have to kill you ;).
 config FRAME_POINTER
 	bool
-	default y
+	default y if !ARM_UNWIND
 	help
 	  If you say N here, the resulting kernel will be slightly smaller and
-	  faster. However, when a problem occurs with the kernel, the
-	  information that is reported is severely limited. Most people
-	  should say Y here.
+	  faster. However, if neither FRAME_POINTER nor ARM_UNWIND are enabled,
+	  when a problem occurs with the kernel, the information that is
+	  reported is severely limited.
+
+config ARM_UNWIND
+	bool "Enable stack unwinding support"
+	depends on AEABI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	default y
+	help
+	  This option enables stack unwinding support in the kernel
+	  using the information automatically generated by the
+	  compiler. The resulting kernel image is slightly bigger but
+	  the performance is not affected. Currently, this feature
+	  only works with EABI compilers. If unsure say Y.
 
 config DEBUG_USER
 	bool "Verbose user fault messages"
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 24e0f0187697009fb19de797f8e7f76042b94e9e..e7ef876e574ba53b9109bcfb1c670f05eca9b04b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ else
 CFLAGS_ABI	:=$(call cc-option,-mapcs-32,-mabi=apcs-gnu) $(call cc-option,-mno-thumb-interwork,)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND),y)
+CFLAGS_ABI	+=-funwind-tables
+endif
+
 # Need -Uarm for gcc < 3.x
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+=$(CFLAGS_ABI) $(arch-y) $(tune-y) $(call cc-option,-mshort-load-bytes,$(call cc-option,-malignment-traps,)) -msoft-float -Uarm
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+=$(CFLAGS_ABI) $(arch-y) $(tune-y) -msoft-float
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
index 4305345987d3d1c45a018d8ca089b8ab182bd895..ca60d335e8facf55af36a8578a11d586d8fa87c0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ATAGS_PROC)	+= atags.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OABI_COMPAT)	+= sys_oabi-compat.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_THUMBEE)	+= thumbee.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB)		+= kgdb.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND)	+= unwind.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRUNCH)		+= crunch.o crunch-bits.o
 AFLAGS_crunch-bits.o		:= -Wa,-mcpu=ep9312
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 29044f500269c3b9ad9b834adc21a77557ac897b..08275a5aa00e6d29b69c81595491c2ff9d4b7754 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ config LOCKDEP
 	bool
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT && STACKTRACE_SUPPORT && LOCKDEP_SUPPORT
 	select STACKTRACE
-	select FRAME_POINTER if !X86 && !MIPS && !PPC
+	select FRAME_POINTER if !X86 && !MIPS && !PPC && !ARM_UNWIND
 	select KALLSYMS
 	select KALLSYMS_ALL