kernel: add panic_on_warn

[firefly-linux-kernel-4.4.55.git] / Documentation / sysctl / kernel.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 57baff5bdb806b3b725bdc7859c385fbdc1cac54..b5d0c8501a189c8e2473bea02502cd6a5932eecd 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - overflowuid
 - panic
 - panic_on_oops
-- panic_on_unrecovered_nmi
 - panic_on_stackoverflow
+- panic_on_unrecovered_nmi
+- panic_on_warn
 - pid_max
 - powersave-nap               [ PPC only ]
 - printk
@@ -527,19 +528,6 @@ the recommended setting is 60.
 
 ==============================================================
 
-panic_on_unrecovered_nmi:
-
-The default Linux behaviour on an NMI of either memory or unknown is
-to continue operation. For many environments such as scientific
-computing it is preferable that the box is taken out and the error
-dealt with than an uncorrected parity/ECC error get propagated.
-
-A small number of systems do generate NMI's for bizarre random reasons
-such as power management so the default is off. That sysctl works like
-the existing panic controls already in that directory.
-
-==============================================================
-
 panic_on_oops:
 
 Controls the kernel's behaviour when an oops or BUG is encountered.
@@ -563,6 +551,30 @@ This file shows up if CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW is enabled.
 
 ==============================================================
 
+panic_on_unrecovered_nmi:
+
+The default Linux behaviour on an NMI of either memory or unknown is
+to continue operation. For many environments such as scientific
+computing it is preferable that the box is taken out and the error
+dealt with than an uncorrected parity/ECC error get propagated.
+
+A small number of systems do generate NMI's for bizarre random reasons
+such as power management so the default is off. That sysctl works like
+the existing panic controls already in that directory.
+
+==============================================================
+
+panic_on_warn:
+
+Calls panic() in the WARN() path when set to 1.  This is useful to avoid
+a kernel rebuild when attempting to kdump at the location of a WARN().
+
+0: only WARN(), default behaviour.
+
+1: call panic() after printing out WARN() location.
+
+==============================================================
+
 perf_cpu_time_max_percent:
 
 Hints to the kernel how much CPU time it should be allowed to