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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/processor_mmio_stale_data.rst | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst | 2 |
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/processor_mmio_stale_data.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/processor_mmio_stale_data.rst index 9393c50b5afc..c98fd11907cc 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/processor_mmio_stale_data.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/processor_mmio_stale_data.rst @@ -230,6 +230,20 @@ The possible values in this file are: * - 'Mitigation: Clear CPU buffers' - The processor is vulnerable and the CPU buffer clearing mitigation is enabled. + * - 'Unknown: No mitigations' + - The processor vulnerability status is unknown because it is + out of Servicing period. Mitigation is not attempted. + +Definitions: +------------ + +Servicing period: The process of providing functional and security updates to +Intel processors or platforms, utilizing the Intel Platform Update (IPU) +process or other similar mechanisms. + +End of Servicing Updates (ESU): ESU is the date at which Intel will no +longer provide Servicing, such as through IPU or other similar update +processes. ESU dates will typically be aligned to end of quarter. If the processor is vulnerable then the following information is appended to the above information: diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index d7f30902fda0..426fa892d311 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -5331,6 +5331,8 @@ rodata= [KNL] on Mark read-only kernel memory as read-only (default). off Leave read-only kernel memory writable for debugging. + full Mark read-only kernel memory and aliases as read-only + [arm64] rockchip.usb_uart Enable the uart passthrough on the designated usb port diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst index 805f2281e000..60d44165fba7 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ poll cycle or the number of packets processed reaches netdev_budget. netdev_max_backlog ------------------ -Maximum number of packets, queued on the INPUT side, when the interface +Maximum number of packets, queued on the INPUT side, when the interface receives packets faster than kernel can process them. netdev_rss_key |