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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index 1f2463671a1..6d78841fd41 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel: - panic - panic_on_oops - panic_on_unrecovered_nmi +- panic_on_stackoverflow - pid_max - powersave-nap [ PPC only ] - printk @@ -393,6 +394,19 @@ Controls the kernel's behaviour when an oops or BUG is encountered. ============================================================== +panic_on_stackoverflow: + +Controls the kernel's behavior when detecting the overflows of +kernel, IRQ and exception stacks except a user stack. +This file shows up if CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW is enabled. + +0: try to continue operation. + +1: panic immediately. + +============================================================== + + pid_max: PID allocation wrap value. When the kernel's next PID value @@ -401,6 +415,14 @@ PIDs of value pid_max or larger are not allocated. ============================================================== +ns_last_pid: + +The last pid allocated in the current (the one task using this sysctl +lives in) pid namespace. When selecting a pid for a next task on fork +kernel tries to allocate a number starting from this one. + +============================================================== + powersave-nap: (PPC only) If set, Linux-PPC will use the 'nap' mode of powersaving, @@ -579,6 +601,8 @@ can be ORed together: instead of using the one provided by the hardware. 512 - A kernel warning has occurred. 1024 - A module from drivers/staging was loaded. +2048 - The system is working around a severe firmware bug. +4096 - An out-of-tree module has been loaded. ============================================================== |