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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt')
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1 files changed, 34 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index c0527d8a468a..aa058aa7bf28 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel: - reboot-cmd [ SPARC only ] - rtsig-max - rtsig-nr +- sched_energy_aware - seccomp/ ==> Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst - sem - sem_next_id [ sysv ipc ] @@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel: - stop-a [ SPARC only ] - sysrq ==> Documentation/admin-guide/sysrq.rst - sysctl_writes_strict -- tainted +- tainted ==> Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst - threads-max - unknown_nmi_panic - watchdog @@ -890,6 +891,17 @@ rtsig-nr shows the number of RT signals currently queued. ============================================================== +sched_energy_aware: + +Enables/disables Energy Aware Scheduling (EAS). EAS starts +automatically on platforms where it can run (that is, +platforms with asymmetric CPU topologies and having an Energy +Model available). If your platform happens to meet the +requirements for EAS but you do not want to use it, change +this value to 0. + +============================================================== + sched_schedstats: Enables/disables scheduler statistics. Enabling this feature @@ -1019,39 +1031,33 @@ compilation sees a 1% slowdown, other systems and workloads may vary. 1: kernel stack erasing is enabled (default), it is performed before returning to the userspace at the end of syscalls. - ============================================================== -tainted: +tainted Non-zero if the kernel has been tainted. Numeric values, which can be ORed together. The letters are seen in "Tainted" line of Oops reports. - 1 (P): A module with a non-GPL license has been loaded, this - includes modules with no license. - Set by modutils >= 2.4.9 and module-init-tools. - 2 (F): A module was force loaded by insmod -f. - Set by modutils >= 2.4.9 and module-init-tools. - 4 (S): Unsafe SMP processors: SMP with CPUs not designed for SMP. - 8 (R): A module was forcibly unloaded from the system by rmmod -f. - 16 (M): A hardware machine check error occurred on the system. - 32 (B): A bad page was discovered on the system. - 64 (U): The user has asked that the system be marked "tainted". This - could be because they are running software that directly modifies - the hardware, or for other reasons. - 128 (D): The system has died. - 256 (A): The ACPI DSDT has been overridden with one supplied by the user - instead of using the one provided by the hardware. - 512 (W): A kernel warning has occurred. - 1024 (C): A module from drivers/staging was loaded. - 2048 (I): The system is working around a severe firmware bug. - 4096 (O): An out-of-tree module has been loaded. - 8192 (E): An unsigned module has been loaded in a kernel supporting module - signature. - 16384 (L): A soft lockup has previously occurred on the system. - 32768 (K): The kernel has been live patched. - 65536 (X): Auxiliary taint, defined and used by for distros. -131072 (T): The kernel was built with the struct randomization plugin. + 1 (P): proprietary module was loaded + 2 (F): module was force loaded + 4 (S): SMP kernel oops on an officially SMP incapable processor + 8 (R): module was force unloaded + 16 (M): processor reported a Machine Check Exception (MCE) + 32 (B): bad page referenced or some unexpected page flags + 64 (U): taint requested by userspace application + 128 (D): kernel died recently, i.e. there was an OOPS or BUG + 256 (A): an ACPI table was overridden by user + 512 (W): kernel issued warning + 1024 (C): staging driver was loaded + 2048 (I): workaround for bug in platform firmware applied + 4096 (O): externally-built ("out-of-tree") module was loaded + 8192 (E): unsigned module was loaded + 16384 (L): soft lockup occurred + 32768 (K): kernel has been live patched + 65536 (X): Auxiliary taint, defined and used by for distros +131072 (T): The kernel was built with the struct randomization plugin + +See Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst for more information. ============================================================== |