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-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst25
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-crypt.rst10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/ext4.rst23
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst8
9 files changed, 49 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
index 6be43781ec7f..baa07b30845e 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
@@ -1324,15 +1324,26 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
pgmajfault
Number of major page faults incurred
- workingset_refault
- Number of refaults of previously evicted pages
+ workingset_refault_anon
+ Number of refaults of previously evicted anonymous pages.
- workingset_activate
- Number of refaulted pages that were immediately activated
+ workingset_refault_file
+ Number of refaults of previously evicted file pages.
- workingset_restore
- Number of restored pages which have been detected as an active
- workingset before they got reclaimed.
+ workingset_activate_anon
+ Number of refaulted anonymous pages that were immediately
+ activated.
+
+ workingset_activate_file
+ Number of refaulted file pages that were immediately activated.
+
+ workingset_restore_anon
+ Number of restored anonymous pages which have been detected as
+ an active workingset before they got reclaimed.
+
+ workingset_restore_file
+ Number of restored file pages which have been detected as an
+ active workingset before they got reclaimed.
workingset_nodereclaim
Number of times a shadow node has been reclaimed
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-crypt.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-crypt.rst
index 8f4a3f889d43..bc28a9527ee5 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-crypt.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-crypt.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Parameters::
the value passed in <key_size>.
<key_type>
- Either 'logon' or 'user' kernel key type.
+ Either 'logon', 'user' or 'encrypted' kernel key type.
<key_description>
The kernel keyring key description crypt target should look for
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ submit_from_crypt_cpus
thread because it benefits CFQ to have writes submitted using the
same context.
+no_read_workqueue
+ Bypass dm-crypt internal workqueue and process read requests synchronously.
+
+no_write_workqueue
+ Bypass dm-crypt internal workqueue and process write requests synchronously.
+ This option is automatically enabled for host-managed zoned block devices
+ (e.g. host-managed SMR hard-disks).
+
integrity:<bytes>:<type>
The device requires additional <bytes> metadata per-sector stored
in per-bio integrity structure. This metadata must by provided
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
index d336f3f73a4c..63fd4e6a014b 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@
98 block User-mode virtual block device
0 = /dev/ubda First user-mode block device
- 16 = /dev/udbb Second user-mode block device
+ 16 = /dev/ubdb Second user-mode block device
...
Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
index e5a8def45f3f..6c04aea8f4cd 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ against. Possible keywords are:::
``line-range`` cannot contain space, e.g.
"1-30" is valid range but "1 - 30" is not.
- ``module=foo`` combined keyword=value form is interchangably accepted
The meanings of each keyword are:
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/ext4.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/ext4.rst
index a683976fad6d..d2795ca6821e 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/ext4.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/ext4.rst
@@ -489,6 +489,9 @@ Files in /sys/fs/ext4/<devname>:
multiple of this tuning parameter if the stripe size is not set in the
ext4 superblock
+ mb_max_inode_prealloc
+ The maximum length of per-inode ext4_prealloc_space list.
+
mb_max_to_scan
The maximum number of extents the multiblock allocator will search to
find the best extent.
@@ -529,21 +532,21 @@ Files in /sys/fs/ext4/<devname>:
Ioctls
======
-There is some Ext4 specific functionality which can be accessed by applications
-through the system call interfaces. The list of all Ext4 specific ioctls are
-shown in the table below.
+Ext4 implements various ioctls which can be used by applications to access
+ext4-specific functionality. An incomplete list of these ioctls is shown in the
+table below. This list includes truly ext4-specific ioctls (``EXT4_IOC_*``) as
+well as ioctls that may have been ext4-specific originally but are now supported
+by some other filesystem(s) too (``FS_IOC_*``).
-Table of Ext4 specific ioctls
+Table of Ext4 ioctls
- EXT4_IOC_GETFLAGS
+ FS_IOC_GETFLAGS
Get additional attributes associated with inode. The ioctl argument is
- an integer bitfield, with bit values described in ext4.h. This ioctl is
- an alias for FS_IOC_GETFLAGS.
+ an integer bitfield, with bit values described in ext4.h.
- EXT4_IOC_SETFLAGS
+ FS_IOC_SETFLAGS
Set additional attributes associated with inode. The ioctl argument is
- an integer bitfield, with bit values described in ext4.h. This ioctl is
- an alias for FS_IOC_SETFLAGS.
+ an integer bitfield, with bit values described in ext4.h.
EXT4_IOC_GETVERSION, EXT4_IOC_GETVERSION_OLD
Get the inode i_generation number stored for each inode. The
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index bdc1f33fd3d1..a1068742a6df 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1233,8 +1233,7 @@
efi= [EFI]
Format: { "debug", "disable_early_pci_dma",
"nochunk", "noruntime", "nosoftreserve",
- "novamap", "no_disable_early_pci_dma",
- "old_map" }
+ "novamap", "no_disable_early_pci_dma" }
debug: enable misc debug output.
disable_early_pci_dma: disable the busmaster bit on all
PCI bridges while in the EFI boot stub.
@@ -1251,8 +1250,6 @@
novamap: do not call SetVirtualAddressMap().
no_disable_early_pci_dma: Leave the busmaster bit set
on all PCI bridges while in the EFI boot stub
- old_map [X86-64]: switch to the old ioremap-based EFI
- runtime services mapping. [Needs CONFIG_X86_UV=y]
efi_no_storage_paranoia [EFI; X86]
Using this parameter you can use more than 50% of
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst
index 5e477869df18..5fe1ade88c17 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ on the feature, restricting the viewing angles.
DYTC Lapmode sensor
-------------------
+-------------------
sysfs: dytc_lapmode
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst
index a96a423e3779..6ebe163f9dfe 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ which of the two parameters is added to the kernel command line. In the
instruction of the CPUs (which, as a rule, suspends the execution of the program
and causes the hardware to attempt to enter the shallowest available idle state)
for this purpose, and if ``idle=poll`` is used, idle CPUs will execute a
-more or less ``lightweight'' sequence of instructions in a tight loop. [Note
+more or less "lightweight" sequence of instructions in a tight loop. [Note
that using ``idle=poll`` is somewhat drastic in many cases, as preventing idle
CPUs from saving almost any energy at all may not be the only effect of it.
For example, on Intel hardware it effectively prevents CPUs from using
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst
index 7adef969ffee..5072e7064d13 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ Energy-Performance Bias (EPB) knob (otherwise), which means that the processor's
internal P-state selection logic is expected to focus entirely on performance.
This will override the EPP/EPB setting coming from the ``sysfs`` interface
-(see `Energy vs Performance Hints`_ below).
+(see `Energy vs Performance Hints`_ below). Moreover, any attempts to change
+the EPP/EPB to a value different from 0 ("performance") via ``sysfs`` in this
+configuration will be rejected.
Also, in this configuration the range of P-states available to the processor's
internal P-state selection logic is always restricted to the upper boundary
@@ -564,8 +566,8 @@ Energy-Performance Preference (EPP) knob (if supported) or its
Energy-Performance Bias (EPB) knob. It is also possible to write a positive
integer value between 0 to 255, if the EPP feature is present. If the EPP
feature is not present, writing integer value to this attribute is not
-supported. In this case, user can use
- "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/power/energy_perf_bias" interface.
+supported. In this case, user can use the
+"/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/power/energy_perf_bias" interface.
[Note that tasks may by migrated from one CPU to another by the scheduler's
load-balancing algorithm and if different energy vs performance hints are