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-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86_64/machinecheck14
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
index a4595b22e092..945311840a10 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ Machine check
mce=nobootlog
Disable boot machine check logging.
mce=tolerancelevel (number)
- 0: always panic, 1: panic if deadlock possible,
- 2: try to avoid panic, 3: never panic or exit (for testing)
- default is 1
+ 0: always panic on uncorrected errors, log corrected errors
+ 1: panic or SIGBUS on uncorrected errors, log corrected errors
+ 2: SIGBUS or log uncorrected errors, log corrected errors
+ 3: never panic or SIGBUS, log all errors (for testing only)
+ Default is 1
Can be also set using sysfs which is preferable.
nomce (for compatibility with i386): same as mce=off
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/machinecheck b/Documentation/x86_64/machinecheck
index feaeaf6f6e4d..a05e58e7b159 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86_64/machinecheck
+++ b/Documentation/x86_64/machinecheck
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ tolerant
Since machine check exceptions can happen any time it is sometimes
risky for the kernel to kill a process because it defies
normal kernel locking rules. The tolerance level configures
- how hard the kernel tries to recover even at some risk of deadlock.
-
- 0: always panic,
- 1: panic if deadlock possible,
- 2: try to avoid panic,
- 3: never panic or exit (for testing only)
+ how hard the kernel tries to recover even at some risk of
+ deadlock. Higher tolerant values trade potentially better uptime
+ with the risk of a crash or even corruption (for tolerant >= 3).
+
+ 0: always panic on uncorrected errors, log corrected errors
+ 1: panic or SIGBUS on uncorrected errors, log corrected errors
+ 2: SIGBUS or log uncorrected errors, log corrected errors
+ 3: never panic or SIGBUS, log all errors (for testing only)
Default: 1