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| author | Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au> | 2015-01-08 15:04:46 +1100 |
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| committer | Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au> | 2015-01-08 15:04:46 +1100 |
| commit | b4b04f8e6705143e5e17b2d29cc48fcfdcba2321 (patch) | |
| tree | a63e815dbc1d852332557e56caf696a2d38e8c0f /Documentation | |
| parent | ad1c2b3744f4cd3447d8f2d9787ae8b3002861f9 (diff) | |
| parent | 83ac237a950e130c974d0170cce30891dcd8f250 (diff) | |
Merge remote-tracking branch 'livepatching/for-next'
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch | 44 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/oops-tracing.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | 1 |
3 files changed, 47 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5bf42a840b22 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch +Date: Nov 2014 +KernelVersion: 3.19.0 +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org +Description: + Interface for kernel live patching + + The /sys/kernel/livepatch directory contains subdirectories for + each loaded live patch module. + +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch> +Date: Nov 2014 +KernelVersion: 3.19.0 +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org +Description: + The patch directory contains subdirectories for each kernel + object (vmlinux or a module) in which it patched functions. + +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/enabled +Date: Nov 2014 +KernelVersion: 3.19.0 +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org +Description: + A writable attribute that indicates whether the patched + code is currently applied. Writing 0 will disable the patch + while writing 1 will re-enable the patch. + +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object> +Date: Nov 2014 +KernelVersion: 3.19.0 +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org +Description: + The object directory contains subdirectories for each function + that is patched within the object. + +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<function> +Date: Nov 2014 +KernelVersion: 3.19.0 +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org +Description: + The function directory contains attributes regarding the + properties and state of the patched function. + + There are currently no such attributes. diff --git a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt index beefb9f82902..f3ac05cc23e4 100644 --- a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt +++ b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt @@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ characters, each representing a particular tainted value. 15: 'L' if a soft lockup has previously occurred on the system. + 16: 'K' if the kernel has been live patched. + The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has occurred. Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index 75511efefc64..83ab25660fc9 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ can be ORed together: 8192 - An unsigned module has been loaded in a kernel supporting module signature. 16384 - A soft lockup has previously occurred on the system. +32768 - The kernel has been live patched. ============================================================== |