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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch index d5d39748382f..dac7e1e62a8b 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch @@ -33,6 +33,32 @@ Description: An attribute which indicates whether the patch is currently in transition. +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/signal +Date: Nov 2017 +KernelVersion: 4.15.0 +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org +Description: + A writable attribute that allows administrator to affect the + course of an existing transition. Writing 1 sends a fake + signal to all remaining blocking tasks. The fake signal + means that no proper signal is delivered (there is no data in + signal pending structures). Tasks are interrupted or woken up, + and forced to change their patched state. + +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/force +Date: Nov 2017 +KernelVersion: 4.15.0 +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org +Description: + A writable attribute that allows administrator to affect the + course of an existing transition. Writing 1 clears + TIF_PATCH_PENDING flag of all tasks and thus forces the tasks to + the patched or unpatched state. Administrator should not + use this feature without a clearance from a patch + distributor. Removal (rmmod) of patch modules is permanently + disabled when the feature is used. See + Documentation/livepatch/livepatch.txt for more information. + What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object> Date: Nov 2014 KernelVersion: 3.19.0 |