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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt | 23 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/printk-formats.txt | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/vm/page_owner.txt | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/vm/slub.txt | 4 |
5 files changed, 61 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 4d9ca7d92a20..5b47acb86111 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1759,7 +1759,9 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. keepinitrd [HW,ARM] - kernelcore=nn[KMG] [KNL,X86,IA-64,PPC] This parameter + kernelcore= [KNL,X86,IA-64,PPC] + Format: nn[KMGTPE] | "mirror" + This parameter specifies the amount of memory usable by the kernel for non-movable allocations. The requested amount is spread evenly throughout all nodes in the system. The @@ -1775,6 +1777,14 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal zone if it does not. + Instead of specifying the amount of memory (nn[KMGTPE]), + you can specify "mirror" option. In case "mirror" + option is specified, mirrored (reliable) memory is used + for non-movable allocations and remaining memory is used + for Movable pages. nn[KMGTPE] and "mirror" are exclusive, + so you can NOT specify nn[KMGTPE] and "mirror" at the same + time. + kgdbdbgp= [KGDB,HW] kgdb over EHCI usb debug port. Format: <Controller#>[,poll interval] The controller # is the number of the ehci usb debug @@ -2732,6 +2742,11 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. we can turn it on. on: enable the feature + page_poison= [KNL] Boot-time parameter changing the state of + poisoning on the buddy allocator. + off: turn off poisoning + on: turn on poisoning + panic= [KNL] Kernel behaviour on panic: delay <timeout> timeout > 0: seconds before rebooting timeout = 0: wait forever diff --git a/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt index ce2cfcf35c27..443f4b44ad97 100644 --- a/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt +++ b/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt @@ -256,10 +256,27 @@ If the memory block is offline, you'll read "offline". 5.2. How to online memory ------------ -Even if the memory is hot-added, it is not at ready-to-use state. -For using newly added memory, you have to "online" the memory block. +When the memory is hot-added, the kernel decides whether or not to "online" +it according to the policy which can be read from "auto_online_blocks" file: -For onlining, you have to write "online" to the memory block's state file as: +% cat /sys/devices/system/memory/auto_online_blocks + +The default is "offline" which means the newly added memory is not in a +ready-to-use state and you have to "online" the newly added memory blocks +manually. Automatic onlining can be requested by writing "online" to +"auto_online_blocks" file: + +% echo online > /sys/devices/system/memory/auto_online_blocks + +This sets a global policy and impacts all memory blocks that will subsequently +be hotplugged. Currently offline blocks keep their state. It is possible, under +certain circumstances, that some memory blocks will be added but will fail to +online. User space tools can check their "state" files +(/sys/devices/system/memory/memoryXXX/state) and try to online them manually. + +If the automatic onlining wasn't requested, failed, or some memory block was +offlined it is possible to change the individual block's state by writing to the +"state" file: % echo online > /sys/devices/system/memory/memoryXXX/state diff --git a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt index 5d1128bf0282..5962949944fd 100644 --- a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt +++ b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt @@ -298,6 +298,24 @@ bitmap and its derivatives such as cpumask and nodemask: Passed by reference. +Flags bitfields such as page flags, gfp_flags: + + %pGp referenced|uptodate|lru|active|private + %pGg GFP_USER|GFP_DMA32|GFP_NOWARN + %pGv read|exec|mayread|maywrite|mayexec|denywrite + + For printing flags bitfields as a collection of symbolic constants that + would construct the value. The type of flags is given by the third + character. Currently supported are [p]age flags, [v]ma_flags (both + expect unsigned long *) and [g]fp_flags (expects gfp_t *). The flag + names and print order depends on the particular type. + + Note that this format should not be used directly in TP_printk() part + of a tracepoint. Instead, use the show_*_flags() functions from + <trace/events/mmflags.h>. + + Passed by reference. + Network device features: %pNF 0x000000000000c000 diff --git a/Documentation/vm/page_owner.txt b/Documentation/vm/page_owner.txt index 8f3ce9b3aa11..ffff1439076a 100644 --- a/Documentation/vm/page_owner.txt +++ b/Documentation/vm/page_owner.txt @@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ with page owner and page owner is disabled in runtime due to no enabling boot option, runtime overhead is marginal. If disabled in runtime, it doesn't require memory to store owner information, so there is no runtime memory overhead. And, page owner inserts just two unlikely branches into -the page allocator hotpath and if it returns false then allocation is -done like as the kernel without page owner. These two unlikely branches -would not affect to allocation performance. Following is the kernel's -code size change due to this facility. +the page allocator hotpath and if not enabled, then allocation is done +like as the kernel without page owner. These two unlikely branches should +not affect to allocation performance, especially if the static keys jump +label patching functionality is available. Following is the kernel's code +size change due to this facility. - Without page owner text data bss dec hex filename diff --git a/Documentation/vm/slub.txt b/Documentation/vm/slub.txt index f0d340959319..84652419bff2 100644 --- a/Documentation/vm/slub.txt +++ b/Documentation/vm/slub.txt @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ slub_debug=<Debug-Options>,<slab name> Enable options only for select slabs Possible debug options are - F Sanity checks on (enables SLAB_DEBUG_FREE. Sorry - SLAB legacy issues) + F Sanity checks on (enables SLAB_DEBUG_CONSISTENCY_CHECKS + Sorry SLAB legacy issues) Z Red zoning P Poisoning (object and padding) U User tracking (free and alloc) |