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@@ -633,6 +633,14 @@
named mounts. Specifying both "all" and "named" disables
all v1 hierarchies.
+ cgroup_v1_proc= [KNL] Show also missing controllers in /proc/cgroups
+ Format: { "true" | "false" }
+ /proc/cgroups lists only v1 controllers by default.
+ This compatibility option enables listing also v2
+ controllers (whose v1 code is not compiled!), so that
+ semi-legacy software can check this file to decide
+ about usage of v2 (sic) controllers.
+
cgroup_favordynmods= [KNL] Enable or Disable favordynmods.
Format: { "true" | "false" }
Defaults to the value of CONFIG_CGROUP_FAVOR_DYNMODS.
@@ -2212,6 +2220,11 @@
different crypto accelerators. This option can be used
to achieve best performance for particular HW.
+ ima= [IMA] Enable or disable IMA
+ Format: { "off" | "on" }
+ Default: "on"
+ Note that disabling IMA is limited to kdump kernel.
+
indirect_target_selection= [X86,Intel] Mitigation control for Indirect
Target Selection(ITS) bug in Intel CPUs. Updated
microcode is also required for a fix in IBPB.
@@ -3797,6 +3810,10 @@
mmio_stale_data=full,nosmt [X86]
retbleed=auto,nosmt [X86]
+ [X86] After one of the above options, additionally
+ supports attack-vector based controls as documented in
+ Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/attack_vector_controls.rst
+
mminit_loglevel=
[KNL,EARLY] When CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT is set, this
parameter allows control of the logging verbosity for
@@ -5504,7 +5521,8 @@
echo 1 > /sys/module/rcutree/parameters/rcu_normal_wake_from_gp
or pass a boot parameter "rcutree.rcu_normal_wake_from_gp=1"
- Default is 0.
+ Default is 1 if num_possible_cpus() <= 16 and it is not explicitly
+ disabled by the boot parameter passing 0.
rcuscale.gp_async= [KNL]
Measure performance of asynchronous
@@ -6406,6 +6424,11 @@
sa1100ir [NET]
See drivers/net/irda/sa1100_ir.c.
+ sched_proxy_exec= [KNL]
+ Enables or disables "proxy execution" style
+ solution to mutex-based priority inversion.
+ Format: <bool>
+
sched_verbose [KNL,EARLY] Enables verbose scheduler debug messages.
schedstats= [KNL,X86] Enable or disable scheduled statistics.
@@ -6577,14 +6600,14 @@
slab_debug can create guard zones around objects and
may poison objects when not in use. Also tracks the
last alloc / free. For more information see
- Documentation/mm/slub.rst.
+ Documentation/admin-guide/mm/slab.rst.
(slub_debug legacy name also accepted for now)
slab_max_order= [MM]
Determines the maximum allowed order for slabs.
A high setting may cause OOMs due to memory
fragmentation. For more information see
- Documentation/mm/slub.rst.
+ Documentation/admin-guide/mm/slab.rst.
(slub_max_order legacy name also accepted for now)
slab_merge [MM]
@@ -6599,13 +6622,14 @@
the number of objects indicated. The higher the number
of objects the smaller the overhead of tracking slabs
and the less frequently locks need to be acquired.
- For more information see Documentation/mm/slub.rst.
+ For more information see
+ Documentation/admin-guide/mm/slab.rst.
(slub_min_objects legacy name also accepted for now)
slab_min_order= [MM]
Determines the minimum page order for slabs. Must be
lower or equal to slab_max_order. For more information see
- Documentation/mm/slub.rst.
+ Documentation/admin-guide/mm/slab.rst.
(slub_min_order legacy name also accepted for now)
slab_nomerge [MM]
@@ -6619,7 +6643,8 @@
cache (risks via metadata attacks are mostly
unchanged). Debug options disable merging on their
own.
- For more information see Documentation/mm/slub.rst.
+ For more information see
+ Documentation/admin-guide/mm/slab.rst.
(slub_nomerge legacy name also accepted for now)
slab_strict_numa [MM]