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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt index a6e360d2055c..6c7d18c53f84 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt | |||
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ The default is 1 percent. | |||
370 | mmap_min_addr | 370 | mmap_min_addr |
371 | 371 | ||
372 | This file indicates the amount of address space which a user process will | 372 | This file indicates the amount of address space which a user process will |
373 | be restricted from mmaping. Since kernel null dereference bugs could | 373 | be restricted from mmapping. Since kernel null dereference bugs could |
374 | accidentally operate based on the information in the first couple of pages | 374 | accidentally operate based on the information in the first couple of pages |
375 | of memory userspace processes should not be allowed to write to them. By | 375 | of memory userspace processes should not be allowed to write to them. By |
376 | default this value is set to 0 and no protections will be enforced by the | 376 | default this value is set to 0 and no protections will be enforced by the |
@@ -573,11 +573,14 @@ Because other nodes' memory may be free. This means system total status | |||
573 | may be not fatal yet. | 573 | may be not fatal yet. |
574 | 574 | ||
575 | If this is set to 2, the kernel panics compulsorily even on the | 575 | If this is set to 2, the kernel panics compulsorily even on the |
576 | above-mentioned. | 576 | above-mentioned. Even oom happens under memory cgroup, the whole |
577 | system panics. | ||
577 | 578 | ||
578 | The default value is 0. | 579 | The default value is 0. |
579 | 1 and 2 are for failover of clustering. Please select either | 580 | 1 and 2 are for failover of clustering. Please select either |
580 | according to your policy of failover. | 581 | according to your policy of failover. |
582 | panic_on_oom=2+kdump gives you very strong tool to investigate | ||
583 | why oom happens. You can get snapshot. | ||
581 | 584 | ||
582 | ============================================================= | 585 | ============================================================= |
583 | 586 | ||