From d0bff054053f7a46a3819aba55ad803aa639ed7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Masney Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 11:24:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] lib/Kconfig.debug: document panic= command line option and procfs entry for PANIC_TIMEOUT PANIC_TIMEOUT can also be controlled with the panic= kernel command line option and the file /proc/sys/kernel/panic. Let's document both of these in the Kconfig help text. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240607152443.925168-1-bmasney@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Brian Masney Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- lib/Kconfig.debug | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug index 59b6765d86b8f..86c24d9ed3763 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug @@ -1043,7 +1043,9 @@ config PANIC_TIMEOUT Set the timeout value (in seconds) until a reboot occurs when the kernel panics. If n = 0, then we wait forever. A timeout value n > 0 will wait n seconds before rebooting, while a timeout - value n < 0 will reboot immediately. + value n < 0 will reboot immediately. This setting can be overridden + with the kernel command line option panic=, and from userspace via + /proc/sys/kernel/panic. config LOCKUP_DETECTOR bool -- 2.47.2