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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2016-07-25 12:04:11 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2016-07-25 12:04:11 -0700 |
| commit | df00ccca7201dcb78847de68538486dbcfa5deba (patch) | |
| tree | 2e572a32d6d19e9be5736b82a62f4c23f6eac2d3 /Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | |
| parent | dd9506954539dcedd0294a065ff0976e61386fc6 (diff) | |
| parent | 54d5f16e55a7cdd64e0f6bcadf2b5f871f94bb83 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull RCU updates from Ingo Molnar:
"The main changes in this cycle were:
- documentation updates
- miscellaneous fixes
- minor reorganization of code
- torture-test updates"
* 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (30 commits)
rcu: Correctly handle sparse possible cpus
rcu: sysctl: Panic on RCU Stall
rcu: Fix a typo in a comment
rcu: Make call_rcu_tasks() tolerate first call with irqs disabled
rcu: Disable TASKS_RCU for usermode Linux
rcu: No ordering for rcu_assign_pointer() of NULL
rcutorture: Fix error return code in rcu_perf_init()
torture: Inflict default jitter
rcuperf: Don't treat gp_exp mis-setting as a WARN
rcutorture: Drop "-soundhw pcspkr" from x86 boot arguments
rcutorture: Don't specify the cpu type of QEMU on PPC
rcutorture: Make -soundhw a x86 specific option
rcutorture: Use vmlinux as the fallback kernel image
rcutorture/doc: Create initrd using dracut
torture: Stop onoff task if there is only one cpu
torture: Add starvation events to error summary
torture: Break online and offline functions out of torture_onoff()
torture: Forgive lengthy trace dumps and preemption
torture: Remove CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST_RUNNABLE, simplify code
torture: Simplify code, eliminate RCU_PERF_TEST_RUNNABLE
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | 12 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index a3683ce2a2f3..33204604de6c 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel: - panic_on_stackoverflow - panic_on_unrecovered_nmi - panic_on_warn +- panic_on_rcu_stall - perf_cpu_time_max_percent - perf_event_paranoid - perf_event_max_stack @@ -618,6 +619,17 @@ a kernel rebuild when attempting to kdump at the location of a WARN(). ============================================================== +panic_on_rcu_stall: + +When set to 1, calls panic() after RCU stall detection messages. This +is useful to define the root cause of RCU stalls using a vmcore. + +0: do not panic() when RCU stall takes place, default behavior. + +1: panic() after printing RCU stall messages. + +============================================================== + perf_cpu_time_max_percent: Hints to the kernel how much CPU time it should be allowed to |