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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2014-12-10 18:34:42 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2014-12-10 18:34:42 -0800 |
commit | b6da0076bab5a12afb19312ffee41c95490af2a0 (patch) | |
tree | 52a5675b9c2ff95d88b981d5b9a3822f6073c112 /Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | |
parent | Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs (diff) | |
parent | exit: pidns: fix/update the comments in zap_pid_ns_processes() (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'akpm' (patchbomb from Andrew)
Merge first patchbomb from Andrew Morton:
- a few minor cifs fixes
- dma-debug upadtes
- ocfs2
- slab
- about half of MM
- procfs
- kernel/exit.c
- panic.c tweaks
- printk upates
- lib/ updates
- checkpatch updates
- fs/binfmt updates
- the drivers/rtc tree
- nilfs
- kmod fixes
- more kernel/exit.c
- various other misc tweaks and fixes
* emailed patches from Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>: (190 commits)
exit: pidns: fix/update the comments in zap_pid_ns_processes()
exit: pidns: alloc_pid() leaks pid_namespace if child_reaper is exiting
exit: exit_notify: re-use "dead" list to autoreap current
exit: reparent: call forget_original_parent() under tasklist_lock
exit: reparent: avoid find_new_reaper() if no children
exit: reparent: introduce find_alive_thread()
exit: reparent: introduce find_child_reaper()
exit: reparent: document the ->has_child_subreaper checks
exit: reparent: s/while_each_thread/for_each_thread/ in find_new_reaper()
exit: reparent: fix the cross-namespace PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER reparenting
exit: reparent: fix the dead-parent PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER reparenting
exit: proc: don't try to flush /proc/tgid/task/tgid
exit: release_task: fix the comment about group leader accounting
exit: wait: drop tasklist_lock before psig->c* accounting
exit: wait: don't use zombie->real_parent
exit: wait: cleanup the ptrace_reparented() checks
usermodehelper: kill the kmod_thread_locker logic
usermodehelper: don't use CLONE_VFORK for ____call_usermodehelper()
fs/hfs/catalog.c: fix comparison bug in hfs_cat_keycmp
nilfs2: fix the nilfs_iget() vs. nilfs_new_inode() races
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | 40 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index 57baff5bdb80..b5d0c8501a18 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel: - overflowuid - panic - panic_on_oops -- panic_on_unrecovered_nmi - panic_on_stackoverflow +- panic_on_unrecovered_nmi +- panic_on_warn - pid_max - powersave-nap [ PPC only ] - printk @@ -527,19 +528,6 @@ the recommended setting is 60. ============================================================== -panic_on_unrecovered_nmi: - -The default Linux behaviour on an NMI of either memory or unknown is -to continue operation. For many environments such as scientific -computing it is preferable that the box is taken out and the error -dealt with than an uncorrected parity/ECC error get propagated. - -A small number of systems do generate NMI's for bizarre random reasons -such as power management so the default is off. That sysctl works like -the existing panic controls already in that directory. - -============================================================== - panic_on_oops: Controls the kernel's behaviour when an oops or BUG is encountered. @@ -563,6 +551,30 @@ This file shows up if CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW is enabled. ============================================================== +panic_on_unrecovered_nmi: + +The default Linux behaviour on an NMI of either memory or unknown is +to continue operation. For many environments such as scientific +computing it is preferable that the box is taken out and the error +dealt with than an uncorrected parity/ECC error get propagated. + +A small number of systems do generate NMI's for bizarre random reasons +such as power management so the default is off. That sysctl works like +the existing panic controls already in that directory. + +============================================================== + +panic_on_warn: + +Calls panic() in the WARN() path when set to 1. This is useful to avoid +a kernel rebuild when attempting to kdump at the location of a WARN(). + +0: only WARN(), default behaviour. + +1: call panic() after printing out WARN() location. + +============================================================== + perf_cpu_time_max_percent: Hints to the kernel how much CPU time it should be allowed to |