[PATCH] Documentation: Better document the hardlockup_panic sysctl

From: Scott Wood
Date: Sun Dec 10 2017 - 02:48:59 EST


Commit ac1f591249d95372f ("kernel/watchdog.c: add sysctl knob
hardlockup_panic") added the hardlockup_panic sysctl, but did not add it
to Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt. Add this, and reference it from the
corresponding entry in Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt.

Signed-off-by: Scott Wood <swood@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 +++
Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6571fbfdb2a1..dfb7c35b5826 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2538,6 +2538,9 @@
This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and
need the box quickly up again.

+ These settings can be accessed at runtime via
+ the nmi_watchdog and hardlockup_panic sysctls.
+
netpoll.carrier_timeout=
[NET] Specifies amount of time (in seconds) that
netpoll should wait for a carrier. By default netpoll
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 694968c7523c..63663039acb7 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
- hostname
- hotplug
- hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace
+- hardlockup_panic
- hung_task_panic
- hung_task_check_count
- hung_task_timeout_secs
@@ -313,6 +314,19 @@ will be initiated.
1: on detection capture more debug information.
==============================================================

+hardlockup_panic:
+
+This parameter can be used to control whether the kernel panics
+when a hard lockup is detected.
+
+ 0 - don't panic on hard lockup
+ 1 - panic on hard lockup
+
+See Documentation/lockup-watchdogs.txt for more information. This can
+also be set using the nmi_watchdog kernel parameter.
+
+==============================================================
+
hotplug:

Path for the hotplug policy agent.
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