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@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
49- panic 49- panic
50- panic_on_oops 50- panic_on_oops
51- panic_on_unrecovered_nmi 51- panic_on_unrecovered_nmi
52- panic_on_stackoverflow
52- pid_max 53- pid_max
53- powersave-nap [ PPC only ] 54- powersave-nap [ PPC only ]
54- printk 55- printk
@@ -393,6 +394,19 @@ Controls the kernel's behaviour when an oops or BUG is encountered.
393 394
394============================================================== 395==============================================================
395 396
397panic_on_stackoverflow:
398
399Controls the kernel's behavior when detecting the overflows of
400kernel, IRQ and exception stacks except a user stack.
401This file shows up if CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW is enabled.
402
4030: try to continue operation.
404
4051: panic immediately.
406
407==============================================================
408
409
396pid_max: 410pid_max:
397 411
398PID allocation wrap value. When the kernel's next PID value 412PID allocation wrap value. When the kernel's next PID value
@@ -401,6 +415,14 @@ PIDs of value pid_max or larger are not allocated.
401 415
402============================================================== 416==============================================================
403 417
418ns_last_pid:
419
420The last pid allocated in the current (the one task using this sysctl
421lives in) pid namespace. When selecting a pid for a next task on fork
422kernel tries to allocate a number starting from this one.
423
424==============================================================
425
404powersave-nap: (PPC only) 426powersave-nap: (PPC only)
405 427
406If set, Linux-PPC will use the 'nap' mode of powersaving, 428If set, Linux-PPC will use the 'nap' mode of powersaving,
@@ -579,6 +601,8 @@ can be ORed together:
579 instead of using the one provided by the hardware. 601 instead of using the one provided by the hardware.
580 512 - A kernel warning has occurred. 602 512 - A kernel warning has occurred.
5811024 - A module from drivers/staging was loaded. 6031024 - A module from drivers/staging was loaded.
6042048 - The system is working around a severe firmware bug.
6054096 - An out-of-tree module has been loaded.
582 606
583============================================================== 607==============================================================
584 608