Merge branch 'core-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel...

[karo-tx-linux.git] / Documentation / sysctl / kernel.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index ee9a2f983b9901d74266f9bfa9c1a2da68c49450..e55124e7c40cd0eef8afb92c34913cd68c42faac 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - domainname
 - hostname
 - hotplug
+- hung_task_panic
+- hung_task_check_count
+- hung_task_timeout_secs
+- hung_task_warnings
 - kexec_load_disabled
 - kptr_restrict
 - kstack_depth_to_print       [ X86 only ]
@@ -288,6 +292,44 @@ Default value is "/sbin/hotplug".
 
 ==============================================================
 
+hung_task_panic:
+
+Controls the kernel's behavior when a hung task is detected.
+This file shows up if CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK is enabled.
+
+0: continue operation. This is the default behavior.
+
+1: panic immediately.
+
+==============================================================
+
+hung_task_check_count:
+
+The upper bound on the number of tasks that are checked.
+This file shows up if CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK is enabled.
+
+==============================================================
+
+hung_task_timeout_secs:
+
+Check interval. When a task in D state did not get scheduled
+for more than this value report a warning.
+This file shows up if CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK is enabled.
+
+0: means infinite timeout - no checking done.
+
+==============================================================
+
+hung_task_warning:
+
+The maximum number of warnings to report. During a check interval
+When this value is reached, no more the warnings will be reported.
+This file shows up if CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK is enabled.
+
+-1: report an infinite number of warnings.
+
+==============================================================
+
 kexec_load_disabled:
 
 A toggle indicating if the kexec_load syscall has been disabled. This