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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/binderfs.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-integrity.rst | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 26 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/user.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/sysrq.rst | 20 |
6 files changed, 62 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/binderfs.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/binderfs.rst index c009671f8434..8243af9b3510 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/binderfs.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/binderfs.rst @@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ max a per-instance limit. If ``max=<count>`` is set then only ``<count>`` number of binder devices can be allocated in this binderfs instance. +stats + Using ``stats=global`` enables global binder statistics. + ``stats=global`` is only available for a binderfs instance mounted in the + initial user namespace. An attempt to use the option to mount a binderfs + instance in another user namespace will return a permission error. + Allocating binder Devices ------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-integrity.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-integrity.rst index c00f9f11e3f3..8439d2ae689b 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-integrity.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-integrity.rst @@ -182,12 +182,15 @@ fix_padding space-efficient. If this option is not present, large padding is used - that is for compatibility with older kernels. - -The journal mode (D/J), buffer_sectors, journal_watermark, commit_time can -be changed when reloading the target (load an inactive table and swap the -tables with suspend and resume). The other arguments should not be changed -when reloading the target because the layout of disk data depend on them -and the reloaded target would be non-functional. +allow_discards + Allow block discard requests (a.k.a. TRIM) for the integrity device. + Discards are only allowed to devices using internal hash. + +The journal mode (D/J), buffer_sectors, journal_watermark, commit_time and +allow_discards can be changed when reloading the target (load an inactive +table and swap the tables with suspend and resume). The other arguments +should not be changed when reloading the target because the layout of disk +data depend on them and the reloaded target would be non-functional. The layout of the formatted block device: diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 86aae1fa099a..7bc83f3d9bdf 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ coredump_filter= [KNL] Change the default value for /proc/<pid>/coredump_filter. - See also Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt. + See also Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst. coresight_cpu_debug.enable [ARM,ARM64] @@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ edid/1680x1050.bin, or edid/1920x1080.bin is given and no file with the same name exists. Details and instructions how to build your own EDID data are - available in Documentation/driver-api/edid.rst. An EDID + available in Documentation/admin-guide/edid.rst. An EDID data set will only be used for a particular connector, if its name and a colon are prepended to the EDID name. Each connector may use a unique EDID data @@ -992,10 +992,6 @@ Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst for details. - nompx [X86] Disables Intel Memory Protection Extensions. - See Documentation/x86/intel_mpx.rst for more - information about the feature. - nopku [X86] Disable Memory Protection Keys CPU feature found in some Intel CPUs. @@ -1475,6 +1471,14 @@ hpet_mmap= [X86, HPET_MMAP] Allow userspace to mmap HPET registers. Default set by CONFIG_HPET_MMAP_DEFAULT. + hugetlb_cma= [HW] The size of a cma area used for allocation + of gigantic hugepages. + Format: nn[KMGTPE] + + Reserve a cma area of given size and allocate gigantic + hugepages using the cma allocator. If enabled, the + boot-time allocation of gigantic hugepages is skipped. + hugepages= [HW,X86-32,IA-64] HugeTLB pages to allocate at boot. hugepagesz= [HW,IA-64,PPC,X86-64] The size of the HugeTLB pages. On x86-64 and powerpc, this option can be specified @@ -5183,8 +5187,7 @@ usbcore.old_scheme_first= [USB] Start with the old device initialization - scheme, applies only to low and full-speed devices - (default 0 = off). + scheme (default 0 = off). usbcore.usbfs_memory_mb= [USB] Memory limit (in MB) for buffers allocated by diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst index 335696d3360d..0d427fd10941 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst @@ -390,9 +390,17 @@ When ``kptr_restrict`` is set to 2, kernel pointers printed using modprobe ======== -This gives the full path of the modprobe command which the kernel will -use to load modules. This can be used to debug module loading -requests:: +The full path to the usermode helper for autoloading kernel modules, +by default "/sbin/modprobe". This binary is executed when the kernel +requests a module. For example, if userspace passes an unknown +filesystem type to mount(), then the kernel will automatically request +the corresponding filesystem module by executing this usermode helper. +This usermode helper should insert the needed module into the kernel. + +This sysctl only affects module autoloading. It has no effect on the +ability to explicitly insert modules. + +This sysctl can be used to debug module loading requests:: echo '#! /bin/sh' > /tmp/modprobe echo 'echo "$@" >> /tmp/modprobe.log' >> /tmp/modprobe @@ -400,10 +408,15 @@ requests:: chmod a+x /tmp/modprobe echo /tmp/modprobe > /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe -This only applies when the *kernel* is requesting that the module be -loaded; it won't have any effect if the module is being loaded -explicitly using ``modprobe`` from userspace. +Alternatively, if this sysctl is set to the empty string, then module +autoloading is completely disabled. The kernel will not try to +execute a usermode helper at all, nor will it call the +kernel_module_request LSM hook. +If CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER=y is set in the kernel configuration, +then the configured static usermode helper overrides this sysctl, +except that the empty string is still accepted to completely disable +module autoloading as described above. modules_disabled ================ @@ -446,7 +459,6 @@ Notes: successful IPC object allocation. If an IPC object allocation syscall fails, it is undefined if the value remains unmodified or is reset to -1. - nmi_watchdog ============ diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/user.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/user.rst index 650eaa03f15e..c45824589339 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/user.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/user.rst @@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ max_pid_namespaces The maximum number of pid namespaces that any user in the current user namespace may create. +max_time_namespaces +=================== + + The maximum number of time namespaces that any user in the current + user namespace may create. + max_user_namespaces =================== diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysrq.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysrq.rst index 72b2cfb066f4..a46209f4636c 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysrq.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysrq.rst @@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ always allowed (by a user with admin privileges). How do I use the magic SysRq key? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -On x86 - You press the key combo :kbd:`ALT-SysRq-<command key>`. +On x86 + You press the key combo :kbd:`ALT-SysRq-<command key>`. -.. note:: + .. note:: Some keyboards may not have a key labeled 'SysRq'. The 'SysRq' key is also known as the 'Print Screen' key. Also some keyboards cannot @@ -58,14 +59,15 @@ On x86 - You press the key combo :kbd:`ALT-SysRq-<command key>`. have better luck with press :kbd:`Alt`, press :kbd:`SysRq`, release :kbd:`SysRq`, press :kbd:`<command key>`, release everything. -On SPARC - You press :kbd:`ALT-STOP-<command key>`, I believe. +On SPARC + You press :kbd:`ALT-STOP-<command key>`, I believe. On the serial console (PC style standard serial ports only) You send a ``BREAK``, then within 5 seconds a command key. Sending ``BREAK`` twice is interpreted as a normal BREAK. On PowerPC - Press :kbd:`ALT - Print Screen` (or :kbd:`F13`) - :kbd:`<command key>`, + Press :kbd:`ALT - Print Screen` (or :kbd:`F13`) - :kbd:`<command key>`. :kbd:`Print Screen` (or :kbd:`F13`) - :kbd:`<command key>` may suffice. On other @@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ On other let me know so I can add them to this section. On all - write a character to /proc/sysrq-trigger. e.g.:: + Write a character to /proc/sysrq-trigger. e.g.:: echo t > /proc/sysrq-trigger @@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ Just ask them on the linux-kernel mailing list: Credits ~~~~~~~ -Written by Mydraal <vulpyne@vulpyne.net> -Updated by Adam Sulmicki <adam@cfar.umd.edu> -Updated by Jeremy M. Dolan <jmd@turbogeek.org> 2001/01/28 10:15:59 -Added to by Crutcher Dunnavant <crutcher+kernel@datastacks.com> +- Written by Mydraal <vulpyne@vulpyne.net> +- Updated by Adam Sulmicki <adam@cfar.umd.edu> +- Updated by Jeremy M. Dolan <jmd@turbogeek.org> 2001/01/28 10:15:59 +- Added to by Crutcher Dunnavant <crutcher+kernel@datastacks.com> |