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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst index 2971551b7235..42f2fb9e3c8f 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst @@ -291,8 +291,9 @@ It's slow but very precise. HugetlbPages size of hugetlb memory portions CoreDumping process's memory is currently being dumped (killing the process may lead to a corrupted core) - THP_enabled process is allowed to use THP (returns 0 when - PR_SET_THP_DISABLE is set on the process + THP_enabled process is allowed to use THP (returns 0 when + PR_SET_THP_DISABLE is set on the process to disable + THP completely, not just partially) Threads number of threads SigQ number of signals queued/max. number for queue SigPnd bitmap of pending signals for the thread @@ -1008,6 +1009,19 @@ number, module (if originates from a loadable module) and the function calling the allocation. The number of bytes allocated and number of calls at each location are reported. The first line indicates the version of the file, the second line is the header listing fields in the file. +If file version is 2.0 or higher then each line may contain additional +<key>:<value> pairs representing extra information about the call site. +For example if the counters are not accurate, the line will be appended with +"accurate:no" pair. + +Supported markers in v2: +accurate:no + + Absolute values of the counters in this line are not accurate + because of the failure to allocate memory to track some of the + allocations made at this location. Deltas in these counters are + accurate, therefore counters can be used to track allocation size + and count changes. Example output. @@ -2362,6 +2376,7 @@ The following mount options are supported: hidepid= Set /proc/<pid>/ access mode. gid= Set the group authorized to learn processes information. subset= Show only the specified subset of procfs. + pidns= Specify a the namespace used by this procfs. ========= ======================================================== hidepid=off or hidepid=0 means classic mode - everybody may access all @@ -2394,6 +2409,13 @@ information about processes information, just add identd to this group. subset=pid hides all top level files and directories in the procfs that are not related to tasks. +pidns= specifies a pid namespace (either as a string path to something like +`/proc/$pid/ns/pid`, or a file descriptor when using `FSCONFIG_SET_FD`) that +will be used by the procfs instance when translating pids. By default, procfs +will use the calling process's active pid namespace. Note that the pid +namespace of an existing procfs instance cannot be modified (attempting to do +so will give an `-EBUSY` error). + Chapter 5: Filesystem behavior ============================== |