linux-stable.git/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst, branch v5.13 Linux kernel stable tree Merge tag 'net-5.13-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2021-05-27T03:44:49+00:00 Linus Torvalds torvalds@linux-foundation.org 2021-05-27T03:44:49+00:00 d7c5303fbc8ac874ae3e597a5a0d3707dc0230b4 Pull networking fixes from Jakub Kicinski: "Networking fixes for 5.13-rc4, including fixes from bpf, netfilter, can and wireless trees. Notably including fixes for the recently announced "FragAttacks" WiFi vulnerabilities. Rather large batch, touching some core parts of the stack, too, but nothing hair-raising. Current release - regressions: - tipc: make node link identity publish thread safe - dsa: felix: re-enable TAS guard band mode - stmmac: correct clocks enabled in stmmac_vlan_rx_kill_vid() - stmmac: fix system hang if change mac address after interface ifdown Current release - new code bugs: - mptcp: avoid OOB access in setsockopt() - bpf: Fix nested bpf_bprintf_prepare with more per-cpu buffers - ethtool: stats: fix a copy-paste error - init correct array size Previous releases - regressions: - sched: fix packet stuck problem for lockless qdisc - net: really orphan skbs tied to closing sk - mlx4: fix EEPROM dump support - bpf: fix alu32 const subreg bound tracking on bitwise operations - bpf: fix mask direction swap upon off reg sign change - bpf, offload: reorder offload callback 'prepare' in verifier - stmmac: Fix MAC WoL not working if PHY does not support WoL - packetmmap: fix only tx timestamp on request - tipc: skb_linearize the head skb when reassembling msgs Previous releases - always broken: - mac80211: address recent "FragAttacks" vulnerabilities - mac80211: do not accept/forward invalid EAPOL frames - mptcp: avoid potential error message floods - bpf, ringbuf: deny reserve of buffers larger than ringbuf to prevent out of buffer writes - bpf: forbid trampoline attach for functions with variable arguments - bpf: add deny list of functions to prevent inf recursion of tracing programs - tls splice: check SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK instead of MSG_DONTWAIT - can: isotp: prevent race between isotp_bind() and isotp_setsockopt() - netfilter: nft_set_pipapo_avx2: Add irq_fpu_usable() check, fallback to non-AVX2 version Misc: - bpf: add kconfig knob for disabling unpriv bpf by default" * tag 'net-5.13-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net: (172 commits) net: phy: Document phydev::dev_flags bits allocation mptcp: validate 'id' when stopping the ADD_ADDR retransmit timer mptcp: avoid error message on infinite mapping mptcp: drop unconditional pr_warn on bad opt mptcp: avoid OOB access in setsockopt() nfp: update maintainer and mailing list addresses net: mvpp2: add buffer header handling in RX bnx2x: Fix missing error code in bnx2x_iov_init_one() net: zero-initialize tc skb extension on allocation net: hns: Fix kernel-doc sctp: fix the proc_handler for sysctl encap_port sctp: add the missing setting for asoc encap_port bpf, selftests: Adjust few selftest result_unpriv outcomes bpf: No need to simulate speculative domain for immediates bpf: Fix mask direction swap upon off reg sign change bpf: Wrap aux data inside bpf_sanitize_info container bpf: Fix BPF_LSM kconfig symbol dependency selftests/bpf: Add test for l3 use of bpf_redirect_peer bpftool: Add sock_release help info for cgroup attach/prog load command net: dsa: microchip: enable phy errata workaround on 9567 ... 
Pull networking fixes from Jakub Kicinski:
 "Networking fixes for 5.13-rc4, including fixes from bpf, netfilter,
  can and wireless trees. Notably including fixes for the recently
  announced "FragAttacks" WiFi vulnerabilities. Rather large batch,
  touching some core parts of the stack, too, but nothing hair-raising.

  Current release - regressions:

   - tipc: make node link identity publish thread safe

   - dsa: felix: re-enable TAS guard band mode

   - stmmac: correct clocks enabled in stmmac_vlan_rx_kill_vid()

   - stmmac: fix system hang if change mac address after interface
     ifdown

  Current release - new code bugs:

   - mptcp: avoid OOB access in setsockopt()

   - bpf: Fix nested bpf_bprintf_prepare with more per-cpu buffers

   - ethtool: stats: fix a copy-paste error - init correct array size

  Previous releases - regressions:

   - sched: fix packet stuck problem for lockless qdisc

   - net: really orphan skbs tied to closing sk

   - mlx4: fix EEPROM dump support

   - bpf: fix alu32 const subreg bound tracking on bitwise operations

   - bpf: fix mask direction swap upon off reg sign change

   - bpf, offload: reorder offload callback 'prepare' in verifier

   - stmmac: Fix MAC WoL not working if PHY does not support WoL

   - packetmmap: fix only tx timestamp on request

   - tipc: skb_linearize the head skb when reassembling msgs

  Previous releases - always broken:

   - mac80211: address recent "FragAttacks" vulnerabilities

   - mac80211: do not accept/forward invalid EAPOL frames

   - mptcp: avoid potential error message floods

   - bpf, ringbuf: deny reserve of buffers larger than ringbuf to
     prevent out of buffer writes

   - bpf: forbid trampoline attach for functions with variable arguments

   - bpf: add deny list of functions to prevent inf recursion of tracing
     programs

   - tls splice: check SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK instead of MSG_DONTWAIT

   - can: isotp: prevent race between isotp_bind() and
     isotp_setsockopt()

   - netfilter: nft_set_pipapo_avx2: Add irq_fpu_usable() check,
     fallback to non-AVX2 version

  Misc:

   - bpf: add kconfig knob for disabling unpriv bpf by default"

* tag 'net-5.13-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net: (172 commits)
  net: phy: Document phydev::dev_flags bits allocation
  mptcp: validate 'id' when stopping the ADD_ADDR retransmit timer
  mptcp: avoid error message on infinite mapping
  mptcp: drop unconditional pr_warn on bad opt
  mptcp: avoid OOB access in setsockopt()
  nfp: update maintainer and mailing list addresses
  net: mvpp2: add buffer header handling in RX
  bnx2x: Fix missing error code in bnx2x_iov_init_one()
  net: zero-initialize tc skb extension on allocation
  net: hns: Fix kernel-doc
  sctp: fix the proc_handler for sysctl encap_port
  sctp: add the missing setting for asoc encap_port
  bpf, selftests: Adjust few selftest result_unpriv outcomes
  bpf: No need to simulate speculative domain for immediates
  bpf: Fix mask direction swap upon off reg sign change
  bpf: Wrap aux data inside bpf_sanitize_info container
  bpf: Fix BPF_LSM kconfig symbol dependency
  selftests/bpf: Add test for l3 use of bpf_redirect_peer
  bpftool: Add sock_release help info for cgroup attach/prog load command
  net: dsa: microchip: enable phy errata workaround on 9567
  ...
docs: admin-guide: update description for kernel.modprobe sysctl 2021-05-15T02:41:32+00:00 Rasmus Villemoes linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk 2021-05-15T00:27:36+00:00 f4d3f25aced3b493e57fd4109e2bc86f0831b23e When I added CONFIG_MODPROBE_PATH, I neglected to update Documentation/. It's still true that this defaults to /sbin/modprobe, but now via a level of indirection. So document that the kernel might have been built with something other than /sbin/modprobe as the initial value. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210420125324.1246826-1-linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk Fixes: 17652f4240f7a ("modules: add CONFIG_MODPROBE_PATH") Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Jessica Yu <jeyu@kernel.org> Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 
When I added CONFIG_MODPROBE_PATH, I neglected to update Documentation/.
It's still true that this defaults to /sbin/modprobe, but now via a level
of indirection.  So document that the kernel might have been built with
something other than /sbin/modprobe as the initial value.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210420125324.1246826-1-linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk
Fixes: 17652f4240f7a ("modules: add CONFIG_MODPROBE_PATH")
Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Jessica Yu <jeyu@kernel.org>
Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
bpf: Add kconfig knob for disabling unpriv bpf by default 2021-05-11T20:56:16+00:00 Daniel Borkmann daniel@iogearbox.net 2021-05-11T20:35:17+00:00 08389d888287c3823f80b0216766b71e17f0aba5 Add a kconfig knob which allows for unprivileged bpf to be disabled by default. If set, the knob sets /proc/sys/kernel/unprivileged_bpf_disabled to value of 2. This still allows a transition of 2 -> {0,1} through an admin. Similarly, this also still keeps 1 -> {1} behavior intact, so that once set to permanently disabled, it cannot be undone aside from a reboot. We've also added extra2 with max of 2 for the procfs handler, so that an admin still has a chance to toggle between 0 <-> 2. Either way, as an additional alternative, applications can make use of CAP_BPF that we added a while ago. Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/74ec548079189e4e4dffaeb42b8987bb3c852eee.1620765074.git.daniel@iogearbox.net 
Add a kconfig knob which allows for unprivileged bpf to be disabled by default.
If set, the knob sets /proc/sys/kernel/unprivileged_bpf_disabled to value of 2.

This still allows a transition of 2 -> {0,1} through an admin. Similarly,
this also still keeps 1 -> {1} behavior intact, so that once set to permanently
disabled, it cannot be undone aside from a reboot.

We've also added extra2 with max of 2 for the procfs handler, so that an admin
still has a chance to toggle between 0 <-> 2.

Either way, as an additional alternative, applications can make use of CAP_BPF
that we added a while ago.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/74ec548079189e4e4dffaeb42b8987bb3c852eee.1620765074.git.daniel@iogearbox.net
docs: Update documentation to reflect what TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC means 2020-12-08T17:53:58+00:00 Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer me@mathieu.digital 2020-12-02T15:32:43+00:00 547f574fd9d5e3925d47fd44decbf6ab6df94b0e Here's a patch updating the meaning of TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC after Borislav introduced changes in a7e1f67ed29f and upcoming patches in tip. TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC now means a bit more what it implies as the flag isn't set just because of a CPU misconfiguration or mismatch. Historically it was for SMP kernel oops on an officially SMP incapable processor but now it also covers CPUs whose MSRs have been incorrectly poked at from userspace, drivers being used on non supported architectures, broken firmware, mismatched CPUs, ... Update documentation and script to reflect that. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer <me@mathieu.digital> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201202153244.709752-1-me@mathieu.digital Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> 
Here's a patch updating the meaning of TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC after
Borislav introduced changes in a7e1f67ed29f and upcoming patches in tip.

TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC now means a bit more what it implies as the
flag isn't set just because of a CPU misconfiguration or mismatch.
Historically it was for SMP kernel oops on an officially SMP incapable
processor but now it also covers CPUs whose MSRs have been incorrectly
poked at from userspace, drivers being used on non supported
architectures, broken firmware, mismatched CPUs, ...

Update documentation and script to reflect that.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer <me@mathieu.digital>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201202153244.709752-1-me@mathieu.digital
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Documentation: fix multiple typos found in the admin-guide subdirectory 2020-12-08T17:27:56+00:00 Andrew Klychkov andrew.a.klychkov@gmail.com 2020-12-04T07:28:48+00:00 751d5b27418345f56ee0bb6ce9da2988a228de10 Fix thirty five typos in dm-integrity.rst, dm-raid.rst, dm-zoned.rst, verity.rst, writecache.rst, tsx_async_abort.rst, md.rst, bttv.rst, dvb_references.rst, frontend-cardlist.rst, gspca-cardlist.rst, ipu3.rst, remote-controller.rst, mm/index.rst, numaperf.rst, userfaultfd.rst, module-signing.rst, imx-ddr.rst, intel-speed-select.rst, intel_pstate.rst, ramoops.rst, abi.rst, kernel.rst, vm.rst Signed-off-by: Andrew Klychkov <andrew.a.klychkov@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201204072848.GA49895@spblnx124.lan Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> 
Fix thirty five typos in dm-integrity.rst, dm-raid.rst, dm-zoned.rst,
verity.rst, writecache.rst, tsx_async_abort.rst, md.rst, bttv.rst,
dvb_references.rst, frontend-cardlist.rst, gspca-cardlist.rst, ipu3.rst,
remote-controller.rst, mm/index.rst, numaperf.rst, userfaultfd.rst,
module-signing.rst, imx-ddr.rst, intel-speed-select.rst,
intel_pstate.rst, ramoops.rst, abi.rst, kernel.rst, vm.rst

Signed-off-by: Andrew Klychkov <andrew.a.klychkov@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201204072848.GA49895@spblnx124.lan
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
docs: clean up sysctl/kernel: titles, version 2020-12-08T17:22:21+00:00 Stephen Kitt steve@sk2.org 2020-12-08T07:49:22+00:00 d151a23d7bd61a3719000dacc1f5b270c906e896 This cleans up a few titles with extra colons, and removes the reference to kernel 2.2. The docs don't yet cover *all* of 5.10 or 5.11, but I think they're close enough. Most entries are documented, and have been checked against current kernels. Signed-off-by: Stephen Kitt <steve@sk2.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201208074922.30359-1-steve@sk2.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> 
This cleans up a few titles with extra colons, and removes the
reference to kernel 2.2. The docs don't yet cover *all* of 5.10 or
5.11, but I think they're close enough. Most entries are documented,
and have been checked against current kernels.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Kitt <steve@sk2.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201208074922.30359-1-steve@sk2.org
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
coredump: add %f for executable filename 2020-08-12T17:58:01+00:00 Lepton Wu ytht.net@gmail.com 2020-08-12T01:36:20+00:00 f38c85f1ba6902e4e2e2bf1b84edf065a904cdeb The document reads "%e" should be "executable filename" while actually it could be changed by things like pr_ctl PR_SET_NAME. People who uses "%e" in core_pattern get surprised when they find out they get thread name instead of executable filename. This is either a bug of document or a bug of code. Since the behavior of "%e" is there for long time, it could bring another surprise for users if we "fix" the code. So we just "fix" the document. And more, for users who really need the "executable filename" in core_pattern, we introduce a new "%f" for the real executable filename. We already have "%E" for executable path in kernel, so just reuse most of its code for the new added "%f" format. Signed-off-by: Lepton Wu <ytht.net@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200701031432.2978761-1-ytht.net@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 
The document reads "%e" should be "executable filename" while actually it
could be changed by things like pr_ctl PR_SET_NAME.  People who uses "%e"
in core_pattern get surprised when they find out they get thread name
instead of executable filename.

This is either a bug of document or a bug of code.  Since the behavior of
"%e" is there for long time, it could bring another surprise for users if
we "fix" the code.

So we just "fix" the document.  And more, for users who really need the
"executable filename" in core_pattern, we introduce a new "%f" for the
real executable filename.  We already have "%E" for executable path in
kernel, so just reuse most of its code for the new added "%f" format.

Signed-off-by: Lepton Wu <ytht.net@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200701031432.2978761-1-ytht.net@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Merge tag 'docs-5.9' of git://git.lwn.net/linux 2020-08-05T05:47:54+00:00 Linus Torvalds torvalds@linux-foundation.org 2020-08-05T05:47:54+00:00 2324d50d051ec0f14a548e78554fb02513d6dcef Pull documentation updates from Jonathan Corbet: "It's been a busy cycle for documentation - hopefully the busiest for a while to come. Changes include: - Some new Chinese translations - Progress on the battle against double words words and non-HTTPS URLs - Some block-mq documentation - More RST conversions from Mauro. At this point, that task is essentially complete, so we shouldn't see this kind of churn again for a while. Unless we decide to switch to asciidoc or something...:) - Lots of typo fixes, warning fixes, and more" * tag 'docs-5.9' of git://git.lwn.net/linux: (195 commits) scripts/kernel-doc: optionally treat warnings as errors docs: ia64: correct typo mailmap: add entry for <alobakin@marvell.com> doc/zh_CN: add cpu-load Chinese version Documentation/admin-guide: tainted-kernels: fix spelling mistake MAINTAINERS: adjust kprobes.rst entry to new location devices.txt: document rfkill allocation PCI: correct flag name docs: filesystems: vfs: correct flag name docs: filesystems: vfs: correct sync_mode flag names docs: path-lookup: markup fixes for emphasis docs: path-lookup: more markup fixes docs: path-lookup: fix HTML entity mojibake CREDITS: Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones docs: process: Add an example for creating a fixes tag doc/zh_CN: add Chinese translation prefer section doc/zh_CN: add clearing-warn-once Chinese version doc/zh_CN: add admin-guide index doc:it_IT: process: coding-style.rst: Correct __maybe_unused compiler label futex: MAINTAINERS: Re-add selftests directory ... 
Pull documentation updates from Jonathan Corbet:
 "It's been a busy cycle for documentation - hopefully the busiest for a
  while to come. Changes include:

   - Some new Chinese translations

   - Progress on the battle against double words words and non-HTTPS
     URLs

   - Some block-mq documentation

   - More RST conversions from Mauro. At this point, that task is
     essentially complete, so we shouldn't see this kind of churn again
     for a while. Unless we decide to switch to asciidoc or
     something...:)

   - Lots of typo fixes, warning fixes, and more"

* tag 'docs-5.9' of git://git.lwn.net/linux: (195 commits)
  scripts/kernel-doc: optionally treat warnings as errors
  docs: ia64: correct typo
  mailmap: add entry for <alobakin@marvell.com>
  doc/zh_CN: add cpu-load Chinese version
  Documentation/admin-guide: tainted-kernels: fix spelling mistake
  MAINTAINERS: adjust kprobes.rst entry to new location
  devices.txt: document rfkill allocation
  PCI: correct flag name
  docs: filesystems: vfs: correct flag name
  docs: filesystems: vfs: correct sync_mode flag names
  docs: path-lookup: markup fixes for emphasis
  docs: path-lookup: more markup fixes
  docs: path-lookup: fix HTML entity mojibake
  CREDITS: Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones
  docs: process: Add an example for creating a fixes tag
  doc/zh_CN: add Chinese translation prefer section
  doc/zh_CN: add clearing-warn-once Chinese version
  doc/zh_CN: add admin-guide index
  doc:it_IT: process: coding-style.rst: Correct __maybe_unused compiler label
  futex: MAINTAINERS: Re-add selftests directory
  ...
Documentation/sysctl: Document uclamp sysctl knobs 2020-07-29T11:51:48+00:00 Qais Yousef qais.yousef@arm.com 2020-07-16T11:03:46+00:00 1f73d1abe5836bd8ffe747ff5cb7561b17ce5bc6 Uclamp exposes 3 sysctl knobs: * sched_util_clamp_min * sched_util_clamp_max * sched_util_clamp_min_rt_default Document them in sysctl/kernel.rst. Signed-off-by: Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@arm.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200716110347.19553-3-qais.yousef@arm.com 
Uclamp exposes 3 sysctl knobs:

	* sched_util_clamp_min
	* sched_util_clamp_max
	* sched_util_clamp_min_rt_default

Document them in sysctl/kernel.rst.

Signed-off-by: Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200716110347.19553-3-qais.yousef@arm.com
Documentation/admin-guide: sysctl/kernel: drop doubled word 2020-07-05T20:01:49+00:00 Randy Dunlap rdunlap@infradead.org 2020-07-04T03:20:18+00:00 ee74db082abf8f4ce2ef534da4ed8950de21ae29 Drop the doubled word "set". Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200704032020.21923-12-rdunlap@infradead.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> 
Drop the doubled word "set".

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200704032020.21923-12-rdunlap@infradead.org
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>