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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/sysctl')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/net.txt | 33 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt | 4 |
2 files changed, 35 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt index f0480f7ea740..2ebabc93014a 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt @@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ Values : 1 - enable JIT hardening for unprivileged users only 2 - enable JIT hardening for all users +bpf_jit_kallsyms +---------------- + +When Berkeley Packet Filter Just in Time compiler is enabled, then compiled +images are unknown addresses to the kernel, meaning they neither show up in +traces nor in /proc/kallsyms. This enables export of these addresses, which +can be used for debugging/tracing. If bpf_jit_harden is enabled, this feature +is disabled. +Values : + 0 - disable JIT kallsyms export (default value) + 1 - enable JIT kallsyms export for privileged users only + dev_weight -------------- @@ -61,6 +73,27 @@ The maximum number of packets that kernel can handle on a NAPI interrupt, it's a Per-CPU variable. Default: 64 +dev_weight_rx_bias +-------------- + +RPS (e.g. RFS, aRFS) processing is competing with the registered NAPI poll function +of the driver for the per softirq cycle netdev_budget. This parameter influences +the proportion of the configured netdev_budget that is spent on RPS based packet +processing during RX softirq cycles. It is further meant for making current +dev_weight adaptable for asymmetric CPU needs on RX/TX side of the network stack. +(see dev_weight_tx_bias) It is effective on a per CPU basis. Determination is based +on dev_weight and is calculated multiplicative (dev_weight * dev_weight_rx_bias). +Default: 1 + +dev_weight_tx_bias +-------------- + +Scales the maximum number of packets that can be processed during a TX softirq cycle. +Effective on a per CPU basis. Allows scaling of current dev_weight for asymmetric +net stack processing needs. Be careful to avoid making TX softirq processing a CPU hog. +Calculation is based on dev_weight (dev_weight * dev_weight_tx_bias). +Default: 1 + default_qdisc -------------- diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt index 95ccbe6d79ce..b4ad97f10b8e 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt @@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ max_map_count: This file contains the maximum number of memory map areas a process may have. Memory map areas are used as a side-effect of calling -malloc, directly by mmap and mprotect, and also when loading shared -libraries. +malloc, directly by mmap, mprotect, and madvise, and also when loading +shared libraries. While most applications need less than a thousand maps, certain programs, particularly malloc debuggers, may consume lots of them, |