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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/o2cb | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/procfs-i8k | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-bus-iio | 186 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-dax | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv | 32 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-mesh | 110 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-cpuidle | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-pyra | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-intel_pmc_bxt | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-gpio | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_enabled | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_registered | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_release_mem | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-selinux-checkreqprot | 23 |
14 files changed, 295 insertions, 164 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/o2cb b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/o2cb new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..fe7e45e17bc7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/o2cb @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +What: /sys/o2cb +Date: Dec 2005 +KernelVersion: 2.6.16 +Contact: ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com +Description: Ocfs2-tools looks at 'interface-revision' for versioning + information. Each logmask/ file controls a set of debug prints + and can be written into with the strings "allow", "deny", or + "off". Reading the file returns the current state. + Was renamed to /sys/fs/u2cb/ +Users: ocfs2-tools. It's sufficient to mail proposed changes to + ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/procfs-i8k b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/procfs-i8k new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..32df4d5bdd15 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/procfs-i8k @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +What: /proc/i8k +Date: November 2001 +KernelVersion: 2.4.14 +Contact: Pali Rohár <pali@kernel.org> +Description: Legacy interface for getting/setting sensor information like + fan speed, temperature, serial number, hotkey status etc + on Dell Laptops. + Since the driver is now using the standard hwmon sysfs interface, + the procfs interface is deprecated. +Users: https://github.com/vitorafsr/i8kutils diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-bus-iio b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-bus-iio new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b64394b0b374 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-bus-iio @@ -0,0 +1,186 @@ +What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/buffer/length +KernelVersion: 2.6.35 +Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Number of scans contained by the buffer. + + Since Kernel 5.11, multiple buffers are supported. + so, it is better to use, instead: + + /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/bufferY/length + +What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/buffer/enable +KernelVersion: 2.6.35 +Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Actually start the buffer capture up. Will start trigger + if first device and appropriate. + + Since Kernel 5.11, multiple buffers are supported. + so, it is better to use, instead: + + /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/bufferY/enable + +What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/scan_elements +KernelVersion: 2.6.37 +Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Directory containing interfaces for elements that will be + captured for a single triggered sample set in the buffer. + + Since kernel 5.11 the scan_elements attributes are merged into + the bufferY directory, to be configurable per buffer. + +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_accel_x_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_accel_y_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_accel_z_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_anglvel_x_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_anglvel_y_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_anglvel_z_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_magn_x_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_magn_y_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_magn_z_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_rot_from_north_magnetic_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_rot_from_north_true_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_rot_from_north_magnetic_tilt_comp_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_rot_from_north_true_tilt_comp_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_timestamp_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_supply_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY-voltageZ_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_i_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_q_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltage_i_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltage_q_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_incli_x_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_incli_y_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_pressureY_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_pressure_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_rot_quaternion_en +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_proximity_en +KernelVersion: 2.6.37 +Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Scan element control for triggered data capture. + + Since kernel 5.11 the scan_elements attributes are merged into + the bufferY directory, to be configurable per buffer. + +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_accel_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_anglvel_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_magn_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_incli_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltage_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_supply_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_i_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_q_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltage_i_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltage_q_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_timestamp_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_pressureY_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_pressure_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_rot_quaternion_type +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_proximity_type +KernelVersion: 2.6.37 +Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Description of the scan element data storage within the buffer + and hence the form in which it is read from user-space. + Form is [be|le]:[s|u]bits/storagebits[>>shift]. + be or le specifies big or little endian. s or u specifies if + signed (2's complement) or unsigned. bits is the number of bits + of data and storagebits is the space (after padding) that it + occupies in the buffer. shift if specified, is the shift that + needs to be applied prior to masking out unused bits. Some + devices put their data in the middle of the transferred elements + with additional information on both sides. Note that some + devices will have additional information in the unused bits + so to get a clean value, the bits value must be used to mask + the buffer output value appropriately. The storagebits value + also specifies the data alignment. So s48/64>>2 will be a + signed 48 bit integer stored in a 64 bit location aligned to + a 64 bit boundary. To obtain the clean value, shift right 2 + and apply a mask to zero the top 16 bits of the result. + For other storage combinations this attribute will be extended + appropriately. + + Since kernel 5.11 the scan_elements attributes are merged into + the bufferY directory, to be configurable per buffer. + +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_supply_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_i_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltageY_q_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltage_i_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_voltage_q_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_accel_x_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_accel_y_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_accel_z_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_anglvel_x_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_anglvel_y_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_anglvel_z_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_magn_x_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_magn_y_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_magn_z_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_rot_from_north_magnetic_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_rot_from_north_true_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_rot_from_north_magnetic_tilt_comp_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_rot_from_north_true_tilt_comp_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_incli_x_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_incli_y_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_timestamp_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_pressureY_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_pressure_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_rot_quaternion_index +What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/scan_elements/in_proximity_index +KernelVersion: 2.6.37 +Description: + A single positive integer specifying the position of this + scan element in the buffer. Note these are not dependent on + what is enabled and may not be contiguous. Thus for user-space + to establish the full layout these must be used in conjunction + with all _en attributes to establish which channels are present, + and the relevant _type attributes to establish the data storage + format. + + Since kernel 5.11 the scan_elements attributes are merged into + the bufferY directory, to be configurable per buffer. + +What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/buffer/watermark +KernelVersion: 4.2 +Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org +Description: + A single positive integer specifying the maximum number of scan + elements to wait for. + + Poll will block until the watermark is reached. + + Blocking read will wait until the minimum between the requested + read amount or the low water mark is available. + + Non-blocking read will retrieve the available samples from the + buffer even if there are less samples then watermark level. This + allows the application to block on poll with a timeout and read + the available samples after the timeout expires and thus have a + maximum delay guarantee. + + Since Kernel 5.11, multiple buffers are supported. + so, it is better to use, instead: + + /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/bufferY/watermark + +What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/buffer/data_available +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org +Description: + A read-only value indicating the bytes of data available in the + buffer. In the case of an output buffer, this indicates the + amount of empty space available to write data to. In the case of + an input buffer, this indicates the amount of data available for + reading. + + Since Kernel 5.11, multiple buffers are supported. + so, it is better to use, instead: + + /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/bufferY/data_available diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-dax b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-dax deleted file mode 100644 index 2cb9fc5e8bd1..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-dax +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -What: /sys/class/dax/ -Date: May, 2016 -KernelVersion: v4.7 -Contact: linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org -Description: Device DAX is the device-centric analogue of Filesystem - DAX (CONFIG_FS_DAX). It allows memory ranges to be - allocated and mapped without need of an intervening file - system. Device DAX is strict, precise and predictable. - Specifically this interface: - - 1/ Guarantees fault granularity with respect to a given - page size (pte, pmd, or pud) set at configuration time. - - 2/ Enforces deterministic behavior by being strict about - what fault scenarios are supported. - - The /sys/class/dax/ interface enumerates all the - device-dax instances in the system. The ABI is - deprecated and will be removed after 2020. It is - replaced with the DAX bus interface /sys/bus/dax/ where - device-dax instances can be found under - /sys/bus/dax/devices/ diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv deleted file mode 100644 index 5bdbc8d40256..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -This ABI is deprecated and will be removed after 2021. It is -replaced with the batadv generic netlink family. - -What: /sys/class/net/<iface>/batman-adv/elp_interval -Date: Feb 2014 -Contact: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@web.de> -Description: - Defines the interval in milliseconds in which batman - emits probing packets for neighbor sensing (ELP). - -What: /sys/class/net/<iface>/batman-adv/iface_status -Date: May 2010 -Contact: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@neomailbox.ch> -Description: - Indicates the status of <iface> as it is seen by batman. - -What: /sys/class/net/<iface>/batman-adv/mesh_iface -Date: May 2010 -Contact: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@neomailbox.ch> -Description: - The /sys/class/net/<iface>/batman-adv/mesh_iface file - displays the batman mesh interface this <iface> - currently is associated with. - -What: /sys/class/net/<iface>/batman-adv/throughput_override -Date: Feb 2014 -Contact: Antonio Quartulli <a@unstable.cc> -description: - Defines the throughput value to be used by B.A.T.M.A.N. V - when estimating the link throughput using this interface. - If the value is set to 0 then batman-adv will try to - estimate the throughput by itself. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-mesh b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-mesh deleted file mode 100644 index 04c1a2932507..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-mesh +++ /dev/null @@ -1,110 +0,0 @@ -This ABI is deprecated and will be removed after 2021. It is -replaced with the batadv generic netlink family. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/aggregated_ogms -Date: May 2010 -Contact: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@neomailbox.ch> -Description: - Indicates whether the batman protocol messages of the - mesh <mesh_iface> shall be aggregated or not. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/<vlan_subdir>/ap_isolation -Date: May 2011 -Contact: Antonio Quartulli <a@unstable.cc> -Description: - Indicates whether the data traffic going from a - wireless client to another wireless client will be - silently dropped. <vlan_subdir> is empty when referring - to the untagged lan. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/bonding -Date: June 2010 -Contact: Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de> -Description: - Indicates whether the data traffic going through the - mesh will be sent using multiple interfaces at the - same time (if available). - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/bridge_loop_avoidance -Date: November 2011 -Contact: Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de> -Description: - Indicates whether the bridge loop avoidance feature - is enabled. This feature detects and avoids loops - between the mesh and devices bridged with the soft - interface <mesh_iface>. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/fragmentation -Date: October 2010 -Contact: Andreas Langer <an.langer@gmx.de> -Description: - Indicates whether the data traffic going through the - mesh will be fragmented or silently discarded if the - packet size exceeds the outgoing interface MTU. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/gw_bandwidth -Date: October 2010 -Contact: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@neomailbox.ch> -Description: - Defines the bandwidth which is propagated by this - node if gw_mode was set to 'server'. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/gw_mode -Date: October 2010 -Contact: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@neomailbox.ch> -Description: - Defines the state of the gateway features. Can be - either 'off', 'client' or 'server'. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/gw_sel_class -Date: October 2010 -Contact: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@neomailbox.ch> -Description: - Defines the selection criteria this node will use - to choose a gateway if gw_mode was set to 'client'. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/hop_penalty -Date: Oct 2010 -Contact: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@web.de> -Description: - Defines the penalty which will be applied to an - originator message's tq-field on every hop. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/isolation_mark -Date: Nov 2013 -Contact: Antonio Quartulli <a@unstable.cc> -Description: - Defines the isolation mark (and its bitmask) which - is used to classify clients as "isolated" by the - Extended Isolation feature. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/multicast_mode -Date: Feb 2014 -Contact: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@web.de> -Description: - Indicates whether multicast optimizations are enabled - or disabled. If set to zero then all nodes in the - mesh are going to use classic flooding for any - multicast packet with no optimizations. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/network_coding -Date: Nov 2012 -Contact: Martin Hundeboll <martin@hundeboll.net> -Description: - Controls whether Network Coding (using some magic - to send fewer wifi packets but still the same - content) is enabled or not. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/orig_interval -Date: May 2010 -Contact: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@neomailbox.ch> -Description: - Defines the interval in milliseconds in which batman - sends its protocol messages. - -What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/routing_algo -Date: Dec 2011 -Contact: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@neomailbox.ch> -Description: - Defines the routing procotol this mesh instance - uses to find the optimal paths through the mesh. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-cpuidle b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-cpuidle new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..972cc11d3434 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-cpuidle @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuidle/current_governor_ro +Date: April, 2020 +Contact: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org +Description: + current_governor_ro shows current using cpuidle governor, but read only. + with the update that cpuidle governor can be changed at runtime in default, + both current_governor and current_governor_ro co-exist under + /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuidle/ file, it's duplicate so make + current_governor_ro obsolete. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-pyra b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-pyra index 5d41ebadf15e..66545c587a64 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-pyra +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-pyra @@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ Description: It is possible to switch the cpi setting of the mouse with the setting reported by the mouse. This number has to be further processed to receive the real dpi value: + ===== ==== VALUE DPI + ===== ==== 1 400 2 800 4 1600 + ===== ==== This file is readonly. Has never been used. If bookkeeping is done, it's done in userland tools. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-intel_pmc_bxt b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-intel_pmc_bxt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..39d5659f388b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-intel_pmc_bxt @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +These files allow sending arbitrary IPC commands to the PMC/SCU which +may be dangerous. These will be removed eventually and should not be +used in any new applications. + +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/INT34D2:00/simplecmd +Date: Jun 2015 +KernelVersion: 4.1 +Contact: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com> +Description: This interface allows userspace to send an arbitrary + IPC command to the PMC/SCU. + + Format: %d %d where first number is command and + second number is subcommand. + +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/INT34D2:00/northpeak +Date: Jun 2015 +KernelVersion: 4.1 +Contact: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com> +Description: This interface allows userspace to enable and disable + Northpeak through the PMC/SCU. + + Format: %u. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-gpio b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-gpio index e0d4e5e2dd90..b8b0fd341c17 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-gpio +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-gpio @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Description: GPIOs are identified as they are inside the kernel, using integers in the range 0..INT_MAX. See Documentation/admin-guide/gpio for more information. + :: + /sys/class/gpio /export ... asks the kernel to export a GPIO to userspace /unexport ... to return a GPIO to the kernel diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_enabled b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_enabled new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e9c2de8b3688 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_enabled @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +This ABI is renamed and moved to a new location /sys/kernel/fadump/enabled. + +What: /sys/kernel/fadump_enabled +Date: Feb 2012 +Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org +Description: read only + Primarily used to identify whether the FADump is enabled in + the kernel or not. +User: Kdump service diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_registered b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_registered new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..dae880b1a5d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_registered @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +This ABI is renamed and moved to a new location /sys/kernel/fadump/registered. + +What: /sys/kernel/fadump_registered +Date: Feb 2012 +Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org +Description: read/write + Helps to control the dump collect feature from userspace. + Setting 1 to this file enables the system to collect the + dump and 0 to disable it. +User: Kdump service diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_release_mem b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_release_mem new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ca2396edb5f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-kernel-fadump_release_mem @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +This ABI is renamed and moved to a new location /sys/kernel/fadump/release_mem. + +What: /sys/kernel/fadump_release_mem +Date: Feb 2012 +Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org +Description: write only + This is a special sysfs file and only available when + the system is booted to capture the vmcore using FADump. + It is used to release the memory reserved by FADump to + save the crash dump. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-selinux-checkreqprot b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-selinux-checkreqprot new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ed6b52ca210f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-selinux-checkreqprot @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +What: /sys/fs/selinux/checkreqprot +Date: April 2005 (predates git) +KernelVersion: 2.6.12-rc2 (predates git) +Contact: selinux@vger.kernel.org +Description: + + The selinuxfs "checkreqprot" node allows SELinux to be configured + to check the protection requested by userspace for mmap/mprotect + calls instead of the actual protection applied by the kernel. + This was a compatibility mechanism for legacy userspace and + for the READ_IMPLIES_EXEC personality flag. However, if set to + 1, it weakens security by allowing mappings to be made executable + without authorization by policy. The default value of checkreqprot + at boot was changed starting in Linux v4.4 to 0 (i.e. check the + actual protection), and Android and Linux distributions have been + explicitly writing a "0" to /sys/fs/selinux/checkreqprot during + initialization for some time. Support for setting checkreqprot to 1 + will be removed no sooner than June 2021, at which point the kernel + will always cease using checkreqprot internally and will always + check the actual protections being applied upon mmap/mprotect calls. + The checkreqprot selinuxfs node will remain for backward compatibility + but will discard writes of the "0" value and will reject writes of the + "1" value when this mechanism is removed. |