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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | 14 |
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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. |