user/sven/linux.git/kernel/sysctl.c, branch v5.7.17

mm/compaction: Disable compact_unevictable_allowed on RT

2020-04-02T16:35:31Z

Since commit 5bbe3547aa3ba ("mm: allow compaction of unevictable pages") it is allowed to examine mlocked pages and compact them by default. On -RT even minor pagefaults are problematic because it may take a few 100us to resolve them and until then the task is blocked. Make compact_unevictable_allowed = 0 default and issue a warning on RT if it is changed. [bigeasy@linutronix.de: v5] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20190710144138.qyn4tuttdq6h7kqx@linutronix.de/ Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200319165536.ovi75tsr2seared4@linutronix.de Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Reviewed-by: Andrew Morton Acked-by: Mel Gorman Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka Cc: Thomas Gleixner Cc: Luis Chamberlain Cc: Kees Cook Cc: Iurii Zaikin Cc: Vlastimil Babka Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20190710144138.qyn4tuttdq6h7kqx@linutronix.de/ Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200303202225.nhqc3v5gwlb7x6et@linutronix.de Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

mm/compaction: really limit compact_unevictable_allowed to 0 and 1

2020-04-02T16:35:31Z

The proc file `compact_unevictable_allowed' should allow 0 and 1 only, the `extra*' attribues have been set properly but without proc_dointvec_minmax() as the `proc_handler' the limit will not be enforced. Use proc_dointvec_minmax() as the `proc_handler' to enfoce the valid specified range. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Reviewed-by: Andrew Morton Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka Cc: Thomas Gleixner Cc: Luis Chamberlain Cc: Kees Cook Cc: Iurii Zaikin Cc: Mel Gorman Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200303202054.gsosv7fsx2ma3cic@linutronix.de Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

sysctl/sysrq: Remove __sysrq_enabled copy

2020-03-07T08:52:02Z

Many embedded boards have a disconnected TTL level serial which can generate some garbage that can lead to spurious false sysrq detects. Currently, sysrq can be either completely disabled for serial console or always disabled (with CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL), since commit 732dbf3a6104 ("serial: do not accept sysrq characters via serial port") At Arista, we have such boards that can generate BREAK and random garbage. While disabling sysrq for serial console would solve the problem with spurious false sysrq triggers, it's also desirable to have a way to enable sysrq back. Having the way to enable sysrq was beneficial to debug lockups with a manual investigation in field and on the other side preventing false sysrq detections. As a preparation to add sysrq_toggle_support() call into uart, remove a private copy of sysrq_enabled from sysctl - it should reflect the actual status of sysrq. Furthermore, the private copy isn't correct already in case sysrq_always_enabled is true. So, remove __sysrq_enabled and use a getter-helper sysrq_mask() to check sysrq_key_op enabled status. Cc: Iurii Zaikin Cc: Jiri Slaby Cc: Luis Chamberlain Cc: Kees Cook Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Dmitry Safonov Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200302175135.269397-2-dima@arista.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

s390: remove obsolete ieee_emulation_warnings

2020-02-19T12:51:46Z

s390 math emulation was removed with commit 5a79859ae0f3 ("s390: remove 31 bit support"), rendering ieee_emulation_warnings useless. The code still built because it was protected by CONFIG_MATHEMU, which was no longer selectable. This patch removes the sysctl_ieee_emulation_warnings declaration and the sysctl entry declaration. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200214172628.3598516-1-steve@sk2.org Reviewed-by: Vasily Gorbik Signed-off-by: Stephen Kitt Signed-off-by: Vasily Gorbik

rcu: Make PREEMPT_RCU be a modifier to TREE_RCU

2019-12-09T20:37:51Z

Currently PREEMPT_RCU and TREE_RCU are mutually exclusive Kconfig options. But PREEMPT_RCU actually specifies a kind of TREE_RCU, namely a preemptible TREE_RCU. This commit therefore makes PREEMPT_RCU be a modifer to the TREE_RCU Kconfig option. This has the benefit of simplifying several of the #if expressions that formerly needed to check both, but now need only check one or the other. Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

kernel: sysctl: make drop_caches write-only

2019-12-01T20:59:07Z

Currently, the drop_caches proc file and sysctl read back the last value written, suggesting this is somehow a stateful setting instead of a one-time command. Make it write-only, like e.g. compact_memory. While mitigating a VM problem at scale in our fleet, there was confusion about whether writing to this file will permanently switch the kernel into a non-caching mode. This influences the decision making in a tense situation, where tens of people are trying to fix tens of thousands of affected machines: Do we need a rollback strategy? What are the performance implications of operating in a non-caching state for several days? It also caused confusion when the kernel team said we may need to write the file several times to make sure it's effective ("But it already reads back 3?"). Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20191031221602.9375-1-hannes@cmpxchg.org Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner Acked-by: Chris Down Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka Acked-by: David Hildenbrand Acked-by: Michal Hocko Acked-by: Alexey Dobriyan Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

parisc: sysctl.c: Use CONFIG_PARISC instead of __hppa_ define

2019-10-14T19:43:54Z

Signed-off-by: Helge Deller

arm64, mm: move generic mmap layout functions to mm

2019-09-24T22:54:11Z

arm64 handles top-down mmap layout in a way that can be easily reused by other architectures, so make it available in mm. It then introduces a new config ARCH_WANT_DEFAULT_TOPDOWN_MMAP_LAYOUT that can be set by other architectures to benefit from those functions. Note that this new config depends on MMU being enabled, if selected without MMU support, a warning will be thrown. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190730055113.23635-5-alex@ghiti.fr Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig Acked-by: Catalin Marinas Acked-by: Kees Cook Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig Reviewed-by: Luis Chamberlain Cc: Albert Ou Cc: Alexander Viro Cc: James Hogan Cc: Palmer Dabbelt Cc: Paul Burton Cc: Ralf Baechle Cc: Russell King Cc: Will Deacon Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

proc/sysctl: add shared variables for range check

2019-07-19T00:08:07Z

In the sysctl code the proc_dointvec_minmax() function is often used to validate the user supplied value between an allowed range. This function uses the extra1 and extra2 members from struct ctl_table as minimum and maximum allowed value. On sysctl handler declaration, in every source file there are some readonly variables containing just an integer which address is assigned to the extra1 and extra2 members, so the sysctl range is enforced. The special values 0, 1 and INT_MAX are very often used as range boundary, leading duplication of variables like zero=0, one=1, int_max=INT_MAX in different source files: $ git grep -E '\.extra[12].*&(zero|one|int_max)' |wc -l 248 Add a const int array containing the most commonly used values, some macros to refer more easily to the correct array member, and use them instead of creating a local one for every object file. This is the bloat-o-meter output comparing the old and new binary compiled with the default Fedora config: # scripts/bloat-o-meter -d vmlinux.o.old vmlinux.o add/remove: 2/2 grow/shrink: 0/2 up/down: 24/-188 (-164) Data old new delta sysctl_vals - 12 +12 __kstrtab_sysctl_vals - 12 +12 max 14 10 -4 int_max 16 - -16 one 68 - -68 zero 128 28 -100 Total: Before=20583249, After=20583085, chg -0.00% [mcroce@redhat.com: tipc: remove two unused variables] Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190530091952.4108-1-mcroce@redhat.com [akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c] [arnd@arndb.de: proc/sysctl: make firmware loader table conditional] Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190617130014.1713870-1-arnd@arndb.de [akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix fs/eventpoll.c] Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190430180111.10688-1-mcroce@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Matteo Croce Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann Acked-by: Kees Cook Reviewed-by: Aaron Tomlin Cc: Matthew Wilcox Cc: Stephen Rothwell Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

kernel: fix typos and some coding style in comments

2019-07-17T02:23:21Z

fix lenght to length Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190521050937.4370-1-houweitaoo@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Weitao Hou Acked-by: Kees Cook Cc: Colin Ian King Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds