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@@ -174,10 +174,16 @@ call_rcu() and workqueue queuing.
Boot parameters
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+KASAN is affected by the generic ``panic_on_warn`` command line parameter.
+When it is enabled, KASAN panics the kernel after printing a bug report.
+
+By default, KASAN prints a bug report only for the first invalid memory access.
+With ``kasan_multi_shot``, KASAN prints a report on every invalid access. This
+effectively disables ``panic_on_warn`` for KASAN reports.
+
Hardware tag-based KASAN mode (see the section about various modes below) is
intended for use in production as a security mitigation. Therefore, it supports
-boot parameters that allow to disable KASAN competely or otherwise control
-particular KASAN features.
+boot parameters that allow disabling KASAN or controlling its features.
- ``kasan=off`` or ``=on`` controls whether KASAN is enabled (default: ``on``).
@@ -194,8 +200,8 @@ particular KASAN features.
traces collection (default: ``on``).
- ``kasan.fault=report`` or ``=panic`` controls whether to only print a KASAN
- report or also panic the kernel (default: ``report``). Note, that tag
- checking gets disabled after the first reported bug.
+ report or also panic the kernel (default: ``report``). The panic happens even
+ if ``kasan_multi_shot`` is enabled.
Implementation details
----------------------