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-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt5
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst
index 0302a93b1d40..5376890adbeb 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ System kernel config options
CONFIG_KEXEC_CORE=y
- Subsequently, CRASH_CORE is selected by KEXEC_CORE::
-
- CONFIG_CRASH_CORE=y
-
2) Enable "sysfs file system support" in "Filesystem" -> "Pseudo
filesystems." This is usually enabled by default::
@@ -168,6 +164,10 @@ Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Independent)
CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y
+ And this will select VMCORE_INFO and CRASH_RESERVE::
+ CONFIG_VMCORE_INFO=y
+ CONFIG_CRASH_RESERVE=y
+
2) Enable "/proc/vmcore support" under "Filesystems" -> "Pseudo filesystems"::
CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE=y
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 90f79a285427..ef25e06ec08c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3787,10 +3787,12 @@
Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die]
nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86] Debugging features for SMP kernels
- Format: [panic,][nopanic,][num]
+ Format: [panic,][nopanic,][rNNN,][num]
Valid num: 0 or 1
0 - turn hardlockup detector in nmi_watchdog off
1 - turn hardlockup detector in nmi_watchdog on
+ rNNN - configure the watchdog with raw perf event 0xNNN
+
When panic is specified, panic when an NMI watchdog
timeout occurs (or 'nopanic' to not panic on an NMI
watchdog, if CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_HARDLOCKUP_PANIC is set)
@@ -7507,4 +7509,3 @@
memory, and other data can't be written using
xmon commands.
off xmon is disabled.
-