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diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 620feadff67..eb9b901e077 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ config NOP_TRACER
 config HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
 	bool
 
-config HAVE_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+config HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
 	bool
 
 config HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACE_MCOUNT_TEST
@@ -63,15 +63,18 @@ config FUNCTION_TRACER
 	  (the bootup default), then the overhead of the instructions is very
 	  small and not measurable even in micro-benchmarks.
 
-config FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
-	bool "Kernel Function return Tracer"
-	depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+config FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
+	bool "Kernel Function Graph Tracer"
+	depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
 	depends on FUNCTION_TRACER
 	help
-	  Enable the kernel to trace a function at its return.
-	  It's first purpose is to trace the duration of functions.
-	  This is done by setting the current return address on the thread
-	  info structure of the current task.
+	  Enable the kernel to trace a function at both its return
+	  and its entry.
+	  It's first purpose is to trace the duration of functions and
+	  draw a call graph for each thread with some informations like
+	  the return value.
+	  This is done by setting the current return address on the current
+	  task structure into a stack of calls.
 
 config IRQSOFF_TRACER
 	bool "Interrupts-off Latency Tracer"