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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 32 |
3 files changed, 42 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst index 7c036590cd07..095a63892257 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst @@ -223,12 +223,13 @@ The flags are:: f Include the function name s Include the source file name l Include line number + d Include call trace For ``print_hex_dump_debug()`` and ``print_hex_dump_bytes()``, only the ``p`` flag has meaning, other flags are ignored. -Note the regexp ``^[-+=][fslmpt_]+$`` matches a flags specification. -To clear all flags at once, use ``=_`` or ``-fslmpt``. +Note the regexp ``^[-+=][fslmptd_]+$`` matches a flags specification. +To clear all flags at once, use ``=_`` or ``-fslmptd``. Debug messages during Boot Process diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index b242519f57da..b86b6d946d88 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -2114,14 +2114,20 @@ Kernel parameters the added memory block itself do not be affected. hung_task_panic= - [KNL] Should the hung task detector generate panics. - Format: 0 | 1 + [KNL] Number of hung tasks to trigger kernel panic. + Format: <int> + + When set to a non-zero value, a kernel panic will be triggered if + the number of detected hung tasks reaches this value. + + 0: don't panic + 1: panic immediately on first hung task + N: panic after N hung tasks are detected in a single scan - A value of 1 instructs the kernel to panic when a - hung task is detected. The default value is controlled - by the CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_HUNG_TASK_PANIC build-time - option. The value selected by this boot parameter can - be changed later by the kernel.hung_task_panic sysctl. + The default value is controlled by the + CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_HUNG_TASK_PANIC build-time option. The value + selected by this boot parameter can be changed later by the + kernel.hung_task_panic sysctl. hvc_iucv= [S390] Number of z/VM IUCV hypervisor console (HVC) terminal devices. Valid values: 0..8 diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst index f3ee807b5d8b..239da22c4e28 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst @@ -397,13 +397,14 @@ a hung task is detected. hung_task_panic =============== -Controls the kernel's behavior when a hung task is detected. +When set to a non-zero value, a kernel panic will be triggered if the +number of hung tasks found during a single scan reaches this value. This file shows up if ``CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK`` is enabled. -= ================================================= += ======================================================= 0 Continue operation. This is the default behavior. -1 Panic immediately. -= ================================================= +N Panic when N hung tasks are found during a single scan. += ======================================================= hung_task_check_count @@ -421,6 +422,11 @@ the system boot. This file shows up if ``CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK`` is enabled. +hung_task_sys_info +================== +A comma separated list of extra system information to be dumped when +hung task is detected, for example, "tasks,mem,timers,locks,...". +Refer 'panic_sys_info' section below for more details. hung_task_timeout_secs ====================== @@ -515,6 +521,15 @@ default), only processes with the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability may create io_uring instances. +kernel_sys_info +=============== +A comma separated list of extra system information to be dumped when +soft/hard lockup is detected, for example, "tasks,mem,timers,locks,...". +Refer 'panic_sys_info' section below for more details. + +It serves as the default kernel control knob, which will take effect +when a kernel module calls sys_info() with parameter==0. + kexec_load_disabled =================== @@ -576,6 +591,11 @@ if leaking kernel pointer values to unprivileged users is a concern. When ``kptr_restrict`` is set to 2, kernel pointers printed using %pK will be replaced with 0s regardless of privileges. +softlockup_sys_info & hardlockup_sys_info +========================================= +A comma separated list of extra system information to be dumped when +soft/hard lockup is detected, for example, "tasks,mem,timers,locks,...". +Refer 'panic_sys_info' section below for more details. modprobe ======== @@ -910,8 +930,8 @@ to 'panic_print'. Possible values are: ============= =================================================== tasks print all tasks info mem print system memory info -timer print timers info -lock print locks info if CONFIG_LOCKDEP is on +timers print timers info +locks print locks info if CONFIG_LOCKDEP is on ftrace print ftrace buffer all_bt print all CPUs backtrace (if available in the arch) blocked_tasks print only tasks in uninterruptible (blocked) state |