Merge ../linus

[sfrench/cifs-2.6.git] / Documentation / sysctl / kernel.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 7345c338080a6548dcaf765b7e7423431ea47cdd..5922e84d913340b98891a8e583663ab55ad3c5a6 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - hotplug
 - java-appletviewer           [ binfmt_java, obsolete ]
 - java-interpreter            [ binfmt_java, obsolete ]
+- kstack_depth_to_print       [ X86 only ]
 - l2cr                        [ PPC only ]
 - modprobe                    ==> Documentation/kmod.txt
 - msgmax
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - shmmax                      [ sysv ipc ]
 - shmmni
 - stop-a                      [ SPARC only ]
-- suid_dumpable
 - sysrq                       ==> Documentation/sysrq.txt
 - tainted
 - threads-max
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ valid for 30 seconds.
 core_pattern:
 
 core_pattern is used to specify a core dumpfile pattern name.
-. max length 64 characters; default value is "core"
+. max length 128 characters; default value is "core"
 . core_pattern is used as a pattern template for the output filename;
   certain string patterns (beginning with '%') are substituted with
   their actual values.
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ core_pattern is used to specify a core dumpfile pattern name.
        %h      hostname
        %e      executable filename
        %<OTHER> both are dropped
+. If the first character of the pattern is a '|', the kernel will treat
+  the rest of the pattern as a command to run.  The core dump will be
+  written to the standard input of that program instead of to a file.
 
 ==============================================================
 
@@ -168,6 +171,13 @@ This flag controls the L2 cache of G3 processor boards. If
 
 ==============================================================
 
+kstack_depth_to_print: (X86 only)
+
+Controls the number of words to print when dumping the raw
+kernel stack.
+
+==============================================================
+
 osrelease, ostype & version:
 
 # cat osrelease
@@ -310,25 +320,6 @@ kernel.  This value defaults to SHMMAX.
 
 ==============================================================
 
-suid_dumpable:
-
-This value can be used to query and set the core dump mode for setuid
-or otherwise protected/tainted binaries. The modes are
-
-0 - (default) - traditional behaviour. Any process which has changed
-       privilege levels or is execute only will not be dumped
-1 - (debug) - all processes dump core when possible. The core dump is
-       owned by the current user and no security is applied. This is
-       intended for system debugging situations only. Ptrace is unchecked.
-2 - (suidsafe) - any binary which normally would not be dumped is dumped
-       readable by root only. This allows the end user to remove
-       such a dump but not access it directly. For security reasons
-       core dumps in this mode will not overwrite one another or
-       other files. This mode is appropriate when adminstrators are
-       attempting to debug problems in a normal environment.
-
-==============================================================
-
 tainted: 
 
 Non-zero if the kernel has been tainted.  Numeric values, which