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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-03-09 09:56:17 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-03-09 09:56:17 -0800
commit1a29e857507046e413ca7a4a7c9cd32fed9ea255 (patch)
tree5a46d9c4dcab39fc588a9ac2c9f5e4c866d41254 /tools
parentc4703acd6d4a58dc4b31ad2a8f8b14becb898d25 (diff)
parent4064174becc09a5a2385a27c8a6fd40888b0e13c (diff)
Merge tag 'docs-5.1' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
Pull documentation updates from Jonathan Corbet: "A fairly routine cycle for docs - lots of typo fixes, some new documents, and more translations. There's also some LICENSES adjustments from Thomas" * tag 'docs-5.1' of git://git.lwn.net/linux: (74 commits) docs: Bring some order to filesystem documentation Documentation/locking/lockdep: Drop last two chars of sample states doc: rcu: Suspicious RCU usage is a warning docs: driver-api: iio: fix errors in documentation Documentation/process/howto: Update for 4.x -> 5.x versioning docs: Explicitly state that the 'Fixes:' tag shouldn't split lines doc: security: Add kern-doc for lsm_hooks.h doc: sctp: Merge and clean up rst files Docs: Correct /proc/stat path scripts/spdxcheck.py: fix C++ comment style detection doc: fix typos in license-rules.rst Documentation: fix admin-guide/README.rst minimum gcc version requirement doc: process: complete removal of info about -git patches doc: translations: sync translations 'remove info about -git patches' perf-security: wrap paragraphs on 72 columns perf-security: elaborate on perf_events/Perf privileged users perf-security: document collected perf_events/Perf data categories perf-security: document perf_events/Perf resource control sysfs.txt: add note on available attribute macros docs: kernel-doc: typo "if ... if" -> "if ... is" ...
Diffstat (limited to 'tools')
-rw-r--r--tools/Makefile14
-rw-r--r--tools/debugging/Makefile16
-rwxr-xr-xtools/debugging/kernel-chktaint202
3 files changed, 226 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 77f1aee8ea01..3dfd72ae6c1a 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ help:
@echo ' acpi - ACPI tools'
@echo ' cgroup - cgroup tools'
@echo ' cpupower - a tool for all things x86 CPU power'
+ @echo ' debugging - tools for debugging'
@echo ' firewire - the userspace part of nosy, an IEEE-1394 traffic sniffer'
@echo ' firmware - Firmware tools'
@echo ' freefall - laptop accelerometer program for disk protection'
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ acpi: FORCE
cpupower: FORCE
$(call descend,power/$@)
-cgroup firewire hv guest spi usb virtio vm bpf iio gpio objtool leds wmi pci firmware: FORCE
+cgroup firewire hv guest spi usb virtio vm bpf iio gpio objtool leds wmi pci firmware debugging: FORCE
$(call descend,$@)
liblockdep: FORCE
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ kvm_stat: FORCE
all: acpi cgroup cpupower gpio hv firewire liblockdep \
perf selftests spi turbostat usb \
virtio vm bpf x86_energy_perf_policy \
- tmon freefall iio objtool kvm_stat wmi pci
+ tmon freefall iio objtool kvm_stat wmi \
+ pci debugging
acpi_install:
$(call descend,power/$(@:_install=),install)
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ acpi_install:
cpupower_install:
$(call descend,power/$(@:_install=),install)
-cgroup_install firewire_install gpio_install hv_install iio_install perf_install spi_install usb_install virtio_install vm_install bpf_install objtool_install wmi_install pci_install:
+cgroup_install firewire_install gpio_install hv_install iio_install perf_install spi_install usb_install virtio_install vm_install bpf_install objtool_install wmi_install pci_install debugging_install:
$(call descend,$(@:_install=),install)
liblockdep_install:
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ install: acpi_install cgroup_install cpupower_install gpio_install \
perf_install selftests_install turbostat_install usb_install \
virtio_install vm_install bpf_install x86_energy_perf_policy_install \
tmon_install freefall_install objtool_install kvm_stat_install \
- wmi_install pci_install
+ wmi_install pci_install debugging_install
acpi_clean:
$(call descend,power/acpi,clean)
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ acpi_clean:
cpupower_clean:
$(call descend,power/cpupower,clean)
-cgroup_clean hv_clean firewire_clean spi_clean usb_clean virtio_clean vm_clean wmi_clean bpf_clean iio_clean gpio_clean objtool_clean leds_clean pci_clean firmware_clean:
+cgroup_clean hv_clean firewire_clean spi_clean usb_clean virtio_clean vm_clean wmi_clean bpf_clean iio_clean gpio_clean objtool_clean leds_clean pci_clean firmware_clean debugging_clean:
$(call descend,$(@:_clean=),clean)
liblockdep_clean:
@@ -176,6 +178,6 @@ clean: acpi_clean cgroup_clean cpupower_clean hv_clean firewire_clean \
perf_clean selftests_clean turbostat_clean spi_clean usb_clean virtio_clean \
vm_clean bpf_clean iio_clean x86_energy_perf_policy_clean tmon_clean \
freefall_clean build_clean libbpf_clean libsubcmd_clean liblockdep_clean \
- gpio_clean objtool_clean leds_clean wmi_clean pci_clean firmware_clean
+ gpio_clean objtool_clean leds_clean wmi_clean pci_clean firmware_clean debugging_clean
.PHONY: FORCE
diff --git a/tools/debugging/Makefile b/tools/debugging/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e2b7c1a6fb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debugging/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# Makefile for debugging tools
+
+PREFIX ?= /usr
+BINDIR ?= bin
+INSTALL ?= install
+
+TARGET = kernel-chktaint
+
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+clean:
+
+install: kernel-chktaint
+ $(INSTALL) -D -m 755 $(TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/$(BINDIR)/$(TARGET)
+
diff --git a/tools/debugging/kernel-chktaint b/tools/debugging/kernel-chktaint
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..2240cb56e6e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debugging/kernel-chktaint
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>, 2018
+# Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>, 2018
+
+usage()
+{
+ cat <<EOF
+usage: ${0##*/}
+ ${0##*/} <int>
+
+Call without parameters to decode /proc/sys/kernel/tainted.
+
+Call with a positive integer as parameter to decode a value you
+retrieved from /proc/sys/kernel/tainted on another system.
+
+EOF
+}
+
+if [ "$1"x != "x" ]; then
+ if [ "$1"x == "--helpx" ] || [ "$1"x == "-hx" ] ; then
+ usage
+ exit 1
+ elif [ $1 -ge 0 ] 2>/dev/null ; then
+ taint=$1
+ else
+ echo "Error: Parameter '$1' not a positive interger. Aborting." >&2
+ exit 1
+ fi
+else
+ TAINTFILE="/proc/sys/kernel/tainted"
+ if [ ! -r $TAINTFILE ]; then
+ echo "No file: $TAINTFILE"
+ exit
+ fi
+
+ taint=`cat $TAINTFILE`
+fi
+
+if [ $taint -eq 0 ]; then
+ echo "Kernel not Tainted"
+ exit
+else
+ echo "Kernel is \"tainted\" for the following reasons:"
+fi
+
+T=$taint
+out=
+
+addout() {
+ out=$out$1
+}
+
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout "G"
+else
+ addout "P"
+ echo " * proprietary module was loaded (#0)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "F"
+ echo " * module was force loaded (#1)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "S"
+ echo " * SMP kernel oops on an officially SMP incapable processor (#2)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "R"
+ echo " * module was force unloaded (#3)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "M"
+ echo " * processor reported a Machine Check Exception (MCE) (#4)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "B"
+ echo " * bad page referenced or some unexpected page flags (#5)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "U"
+ echo " * taint requested by userspace application (#6)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "D"
+ echo " * kernel died recently, i.e. there was an OOPS or BUG (#7)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "A"
+ echo " * an ACPI table was overridden by user (#8)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "W"
+ echo " * kernel issued warning (#9)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "C"
+ echo " * staging driver was loaded (#10)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "I"
+ echo " * workaround for bug in platform firmware applied (#11)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "O"
+ echo " * externally-built ('out-of-tree') module was loaded (#12)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "E"
+ echo " * unsigned module was loaded (#13)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "L"
+ echo " * soft lockup occurred (#14)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "K"
+ echo " * kernel has been live patched (#15)"
+fi
+
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "X"
+ echo " * auxiliary taint, defined for and used by distros (#16)"
+
+fi
+T=`expr $T / 2`
+if [ `expr $T % 2` -eq 0 ]; then
+ addout " "
+else
+ addout "T"
+ echo " * kernel was built with the struct randomization plugin (#17)"
+fi
+
+echo "For a more detailed explanation of the various taint flags see"
+echo " Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst in the the Linux kernel sources"
+echo " or https://kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.html"
+echo "Raw taint value as int/string: $taint/'$out'"
+#EOF#