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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/devlink-resource-mlxsw | 33 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/evm | 54 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/rtc-cdev | 42 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-drivers-xhci_hcd | 25 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-siox | 87 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-netdev | 45 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net | 24 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-ocxl | 35 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-rtc | 91 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-coredump | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch | 26 |
14 files changed, 473 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/devlink-resource-mlxsw b/Documentation/ABI/testing/devlink-resource-mlxsw new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..259ed2948ec0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/devlink-resource-mlxsw @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +What: /kvd/ +Date: 08-Jan-2018 +KernelVersion: v4.16 +Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com +Description: The main database in the Spectrum device is a centralized + KVD database used for many of the tables used to configure + the chip including L2 FDB, L3 LPM, ECMP and more. The KVD + is divided into two sections, the first is hash-based table + and the second is a linear access table. The division + between the linear and hash-based sections is static and + require reload before the changes take effect. + +What: /kvd/linear +Date: 08-Jan-2018 +KernelVersion: v4.16 +Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com +Description: The linear section of the KVD is managed by software as a + flat memory accessed using an index. + +What: /kvd/hash_single +Date: 08-Jan-2018 +KernelVersion: v4.16 +Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com +Description: The hash based section of the KVD is managed by the switch + device. Used in case the key size is smaller or equal to + 64bit. + +What: /kvd/hash_double +Date: 08-Jan-2018 +KernelVersion: v4.16 +Contact: mlxsw@mellanox.com +Description: The hash based section of the KVD is managed by the switch + device. Used in case the key is larger than 64 bit. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/evm b/Documentation/ABI/testing/evm index 9578247e1792..d12cb2eae9ee 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/evm +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/evm @@ -14,30 +14,46 @@ Description: generated either locally or remotely using an asymmetric key. These keys are loaded onto root's keyring using keyctl, and EVM is then enabled by - echoing a value to <securityfs>/evm: + echoing a value to <securityfs>/evm made up of the + following bits: - 1: enable HMAC validation and creation - 2: enable digital signature validation - 3: enable HMAC and digital signature validation and HMAC - creation + Bit Effect + 0 Enable HMAC validation and creation + 1 Enable digital signature validation + 2 Permit modification of EVM-protected metadata at + runtime. Not supported if HMAC validation and + creation is enabled. + 31 Disable further runtime modification of EVM policy - Further writes will be blocked if HMAC support is enabled or - if bit 32 is set: + For example: - echo 0x80000002 ><securityfs>/evm + echo 1 ><securityfs>/evm - will enable digital signature validation and block - further writes to <securityfs>/evm. + will enable HMAC validation and creation - Until this is done, EVM can not create or validate the - 'security.evm' xattr, but returns INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN. - Loading keys and signaling EVM should be done as early - as possible. Normally this is done in the initramfs, - which has already been measured as part of the trusted - boot. For more information on creating and loading - existing trusted/encrypted keys, refer to: + echo 0x80000003 ><securityfs>/evm - Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst. Both dracut - (via 97masterkey and 98integrity) and systemd (via + will enable HMAC and digital signature validation and + HMAC creation and disable all further modification of policy. + + echo 0x80000006 ><securityfs>/evm + + will enable digital signature validation, permit + modification of EVM-protected metadata and + disable all further modification of policy + + Note that once a key has been loaded, it will no longer be + possible to enable metadata modification. + + Until key loading has been signaled EVM can not create + or validate the 'security.evm' xattr, but returns + INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN. Loading keys and signaling EVM + should be done as early as possible. Normally this is + done in the initramfs, which has already been measured + as part of the trusted boot. For more information on + creating and loading existing trusted/encrypted keys, + refer to: + Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst. Both + dracut (via 97masterkey and 98integrity) and systemd (via core/ima-setup) have support for loading keys at boot time. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy b/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy index e76432b9954d..2028f2d093b2 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy @@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Description: rule format: action [condition ...] - action: measure | dont_measure | appraise | dont_appraise | audit + action: measure | dont_measure | appraise | dont_appraise | + audit | hash | dont_hash condition:= base | lsm [option] base: [[func=] [mask=] [fsmagic=] [fsuuid=] [uid=] [euid=] [fowner=]] diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/rtc-cdev b/Documentation/ABI/testing/rtc-cdev new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..97447283f13b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/rtc-cdev @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +What: /dev/rtcX +Date: April 2005 +KernelVersion: 2.6.12 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + The ioctl interface to drivers for real-time clocks (RTCs). + Following actions are supported: + + * RTC_RD_TIME, RTC_SET_TIME: Read or set the RTC time. Time + format is a Gregorian calendar date and 24 hour wall clock + time. + + * RTC_AIE_ON, RTC_AIE_OFF: Enable or disable the alarm interrupt + for RTCs that support alarms + + * RTC_ALM_READ, RTC_ALM_SET: Read or set the alarm time for + RTCs that support alarms. Can be set upto 24 hours in the + future. Requires a separate RTC_AIE_ON call to enable the + alarm interrupt. (Prefer to use RTC_WKALM_*) + + * RTC_WKALM_RD, RTC_WKALM_SET: For RTCs that support a more + powerful interface, which can issue alarms beyond 24 hours and + enable IRQs in the same request. + + * RTC_PIE_ON, RTC_PIE_OFF: Enable or disable the periodic + interrupt for RTCs that support periodic interrupts. + + * RTC_UIE_ON, RTC_UIE_OFF: Enable or disable the update + interrupt for RTCs that support it. + + * RTC_IRQP_READ, RTC_IRQP_SET: Read or set the frequency for + periodic interrupts for RTCs that support periodic interrupts. + Requires a separate RTC_PIE_ON call to enable the periodic + interrupts. + + The ioctl() calls supported by the older /dev/rtc interface are + also supported by the newer RTC class framework. However, + because the chips and systems are not standardized, some PC/AT + functionality might not be provided. And in the same way, some + newer features -- including those enabled by ACPI -- are exposed + by the RTC class framework, but can't be supported by the older + driver. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio index 2e3f919485f4..6a5f34b4d5b9 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Description: Description of the physical chip / device for device X. Typically a part number. -What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/timestamp_clock +What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/current_timestamp_clock KernelVersion: 4.5 Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org Description: @@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ KernelVersion: 3.4 Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org Description: Unit-less light intensity. Modifiers both and ir indicate - that measurements contains visible and infrared light + that measurements contain visible and infrared light components or just infrared light, respectively. Modifier uv indicates that measurements contain ultraviolet light components. @@ -1413,6 +1413,16 @@ Description: the available samples after the timeout expires and thus have a maximum delay guarantee. +What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/buffer/data_available +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org +Description: + A read-only value indicating the bytes of data available in the + buffer. In the case of an output buffer, this indicates the + amount of empty space available to write data to. In the case of + an input buffer, this indicates the amount of data available for + reading. + What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/buffer/hwfifo_enabled KernelVersion: 4.2 Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-drivers-xhci_hcd b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-drivers-xhci_hcd new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0088aba4caa8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-drivers-xhci_hcd @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +What: /sys/bus/pci/drivers/xhci_hcd/.../dbc +Date: June 2017 +Contact: Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@linux.intel.com> +Description: + xHCI compatible USB host controllers (i.e. super-speed + USB3 controllers) are often implemented with the Debug + Capability (DbC). It can present a debug device which + is fully compliant with the USB framework and provides + the equivalent of a very high performance full-duplex + serial link for debug purpose. + + The DbC debug device shares a root port with xHCI host. + When the DbC is enabled, the root port will be assigned + to the Debug Capability. Otherwise, it will be assigned + to xHCI. + + Writing "enable" to this attribute will enable the DbC + functionality and the shared root port will be assigned + to the DbC device. Writing "disable" to this attribute + will disable the DbC functionality and the shared root + port will roll back to the xHCI. + + Reading this attribute gives the state of the DbC. It + can be one of the following states: disabled, enabled, + initialized, connected, configured and stalled. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-siox b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-siox new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..fed7c3765a4e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-siox @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +What: /sys/bus/siox/devices/siox-X/active +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: Gavin Schenk <g.schenk@eckelmann.de>, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> +Description: + On reading represents the current state of the bus. If it + contains a "0" the bus is stopped and connected devices are + expected to not do anything because their watchdog triggered. + When the file contains a "1" the bus is operated and periodically + does a push-pull cycle to write and read data from the + connected devices. + When writing a "0" or "1" the bus moves to the described state. + +What: /sys/bus/siox/devices/siox-X/device_add +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: Gavin Schenk <g.schenk@eckelmann.de>, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> +Description: + Write-only file. Write + + <type> <inbytes> <outbytes> <statustype> + + to add a new device dynamically. <type> is the name that is used to match + to a driver (similar to the platform bus). <inbytes> and <outbytes> define + the length of the input and output shift register in bytes respectively. + <statustype> defines the 4 bit device type that is check to identify connection + problems. + The new device is added to the end of the existing chain. + +What: /sys/bus/siox/devices/siox-X/device_remove +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: Gavin Schenk <g.schenk@eckelmann.de>, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> +Description: + Write-only file. A single write removes the last device in the siox chain. + +What: /sys/bus/siox/devices/siox-X/poll_interval_ns +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: Gavin Schenk <g.schenk@eckelmann.de>, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> +Description: + Defines the interval between two poll cycles in nano seconds. + Note this is rounded to jiffies on writing. On reading the current value + is returned. + +What: /sys/bus/siox/devices/siox-X-Y/connected +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: Gavin Schenk <g.schenk@eckelmann.de>, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> +Description: + Read-only value. "0" means the Yth device on siox bus X isn't "connected" i.e. + communication with it is not ensured. "1" signals a working connection. + +What: /sys/bus/siox/devices/siox-X-Y/inbytes +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: Gavin Schenk <g.schenk@eckelmann.de>, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> +Description: + Read-only value reporting the inbytes value provided to siox-X/device_add + +What: /sys/bus/siox/devices/siox-X-Y/status_errors +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: Gavin Schenk <g.schenk@eckelmann.de>, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> +Description: + Counts the number of time intervals when the read status byte doesn't yield the + expected value. + +What: /sys/bus/siox/devices/siox-X-Y/type +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: Gavin Schenk <g.schenk@eckelmann.de>, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> +Description: + Read-only value reporting the type value provided to siox-X/device_add. + +What: /sys/bus/siox/devices/siox-X-Y/watchdog +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: Gavin Schenk <g.schenk@eckelmann.de>, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> +Description: + Read-only value reporting if the watchdog of the siox device is + active. "0" means the watchdog is not active and the device is expected to + be operational. "1" means the watchdog keeps the device in reset. + +What: /sys/bus/siox/devices/siox-X-Y/watchdog_errors +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: Gavin Schenk <g.schenk@eckelmann.de>, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> +Description: + Read-only value reporting the number to time intervals when the + watchdog was active. + +What: /sys/bus/siox/devices/siox-X-Y/outbytes +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: Gavin Schenk <g.schenk@eckelmann.de>, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> +Description: + Read-only value reporting the outbytes value provided to siox-X/device_add. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-netdev b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-netdev new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..451af6d6768c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-netdev @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/device_name +Date: Dec 2017 +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: linux-leds@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Specifies the network device name to monitor. + +What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/interval +Date: Dec 2017 +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: linux-leds@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Specifies the duration of the LED blink in milliseconds. + Defaults to 50 ms. + +What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/link +Date: Dec 2017 +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: linux-leds@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Signal the link state of the named network device. + If set to 0 (default), the LED's normal state is off. + If set to 1, the LED's normal state reflects the link state + of the named network device. + Setting this value also immediately changes the LED state. + +What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/tx +Date: Dec 2017 +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: linux-leds@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Signal transmission of data on the named network device. + If set to 0 (default), the LED will not blink on transmission. + If set to 1, the LED will blink for the milliseconds specified + in interval to signal transmission. + +What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/rx +Date: Dec 2017 +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: linux-leds@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Signal reception of data on the named network device. + If set to 0 (default), the LED will not blink on reception. + If set to 1, the LED will blink for the milliseconds specified + in interval to signal reception. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net index 6856da99b6f7..2f1788111cd9 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net @@ -259,3 +259,27 @@ Contact: netdev@vger.kernel.org Description: Symbolic link to the PHY device this network device is attached to. + +What: /sys/class/net/<iface>/carrier_changes +Date: Mar 2014 +KernelVersion: 3.15 +Contact: netdev@vger.kernel.org +Description: + 32-bit unsigned integer counting the number of times the link has + seen a change from UP to DOWN and vice versa + +What: /sys/class/net/<iface>/carrier_up_count +Date: Jan 2018 +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: netdev@vger.kernel.org +Description: + 32-bit unsigned integer counting the number of times the link has + been up + +What: /sys/class/net/<iface>/carrier_down_count +Date: Jan 2018 +KernelVersion: 4.16 +Contact: netdev@vger.kernel.org +Description: + 32-bit unsigned integer counting the number of times the link has + been down diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-ocxl b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-ocxl new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b5b1fa197592 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-ocxl @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +What: /sys/class/ocxl/<afu name>/afu_version +Date: January 2018 +Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org +Description: read only + Version of the AFU, in the format <major>:<minor> + Reflects what is read in the configuration space of the AFU + +What: /sys/class/ocxl/<afu name>/contexts +Date: January 2018 +Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org +Description: read only + Number of contexts for the AFU, in the format <n>/<max> + where: + n: number of currently active contexts, for debug + max: maximum number of contexts supported by the AFU + +What: /sys/class/ocxl/<afu name>/pp_mmio_size +Date: January 2018 +Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org +Description: read only + Size of the per-process mmio area, as defined in the + configuration space of the AFU + +What: /sys/class/ocxl/<afu name>/global_mmio_size +Date: January 2018 +Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org +Description: read only + Size of the global mmio area, as defined in the + configuration space of the AFU + +What: /sys/class/ocxl/<afu name>/global_mmio_area +Date: January 2018 +Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org +Description: read/write + Give access the global mmio area for the AFU diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-rtc b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-rtc new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cf60412882f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-rtc @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +What: /sys/class/rtc/ +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + The rtc/ class subdirectory belongs to the RTC subsystem. + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/ +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + The /sys/class/rtc/rtc{0,1,2,3,...} directories correspond + to each RTC device. + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/date +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RO) RTC-provided date in YYYY-MM-DD format + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/hctosys +Date: September 2009 +KernelVersion: 2.6.32 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RO) 1 if the RTC provided the system time at boot via the + CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS kernel option, 0 otherwise + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/max_user_freq +Date: October 2007 +KernelVersion: 2.6.24 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RW) The maximum interrupt rate an unprivileged user may request + from this RTC. + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/name +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RO) The name of the RTC corresponding to this sysfs directory + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/since_epoch +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RO) RTC-provided time as the number of seconds since the epoch + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/time +Date: March 2006 +KernelVersion: 2.6.17 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RO) RTC-provided time in 24-hour notation (hh:mm:ss) + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/*/nvmem +Date: February 2016 +KernelVersion: 4.6 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RW) The non volatile storage exported as a raw file, as + described in Documentation/nvmem/nvmem.txt + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/offset +Date: February 2016 +KernelVersion: 4.6 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RW) The amount which the rtc clock has been adjusted in + firmware. Visible only if the driver supports clock offset + adjustment. The unit is parts per billion, i.e. The number of + clock ticks which are added to or removed from the rtc's base + clock per billion ticks. A positive value makes a day pass more + slowly, longer, and a negative value makes a day pass more + quickly. + +What: /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/wakealarm +Date: February 2007 +KernelVersion: 2.6.20 +Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org +Description: + (RW) The time at which the clock will generate a system wakeup + event. This is a one shot wakeup event, so must be reset after + wake if a daily wakeup is required. Format is seconds since the + epoch by default, or if there's a leading +, seconds in the + future, or if there is a leading +=, seconds ahead of the + current alarm. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-coredump b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-coredump new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e459368533a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-coredump @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +What: /sys/devices/.../coredump +Date: December 2017 +Contact: Arend van Spriel <aspriel@gmail.com> +Description: + The /sys/devices/.../coredump attribute is only present when the + device is bound to a driver, which provides the .coredump() + callback. The attribute is write only. Anything written to this + file will trigger the .coredump() callback. + + Available when CONFIG_DEV_COREDUMP is enabled. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs index a7799c2fca28..d870b5514d15 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs @@ -186,3 +186,9 @@ Date: August 2017 Contact: "Jaegeuk Kim" <jaegeuk@kernel.org> Description: Controls sleep time of GC urgent mode + +What: /sys/fs/f2fs/<disk>/readdir_ra +Date: November 2017 +Contact: "Sheng Yong" <shengyong1@huawei.com> +Description: + Controls readahead inode block in readdir. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch index d5d39748382f..dac7e1e62a8b 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch @@ -33,6 +33,32 @@ Description: An attribute which indicates whether the patch is currently in transition. +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/signal +Date: Nov 2017 +KernelVersion: 4.15.0 +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org +Description: + A writable attribute that allows administrator to affect the + course of an existing transition. Writing 1 sends a fake + signal to all remaining blocking tasks. The fake signal + means that no proper signal is delivered (there is no data in + signal pending structures). Tasks are interrupted or woken up, + and forced to change their patched state. + +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/force +Date: Nov 2017 +KernelVersion: 4.15.0 +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org +Description: + A writable attribute that allows administrator to affect the + course of an existing transition. Writing 1 clears + TIF_PATCH_PENDING flag of all tasks and thus forces the tasks to + the patched or unpatched state. Administrator should not + use this feature without a clearance from a patch + distributor. Removal (rmmod) of patch modules is permanently + disabled when the feature is used. See + Documentation/livepatch/livepatch.txt for more information. + What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object> Date: Nov 2014 KernelVersion: 3.19.0 |