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[v7,16/21] x86/split_lock: Document the new sysfs file for split lock detection

Message ID 1555536851-17462-17-git-send-email-fenghua.yu@intel.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series x86/split_lock: Enable split lock detection | expand

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Fenghua Yu April 17, 2019, 9:34 p.m. UTC 
Add an ABI document entry for /sys/devices/system/cpu/split_lock_detect.

Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>
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 .../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu      | 22 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
index 9605dbd4b5b5..aad7b1698065 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
@@ -67,6 +67,28 @@  Description:	Discover NUMA node a CPU belongs to
 		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu42/node2 -> ../../node/node2
 
 
+What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/split_lock_detect
+Date:		March 2019
+Contact:	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
+Description:	(RW) Control split lock detection on Intel Tremont and
+		future CPUs
+
+		Reads return split lock detection status:
+			0: disabled
+			1: enabled
+
+		Writes enable or disable split lock detection:
+			The first character is one of 'Nn0' or [oO][fF] for off
+			disables the feature.
+			The first character is one of 'Yy1' or [oO][nN] for on
+			enables the feature.
+
+		Please note the interface only shows or controls global setting.
+		During run time, split lock detection on one CPU may be
+		disabled if split lock operation in kernel code happens on
+		the CPU. The interface doesn't show or control split lock
+		detection on individual CPU.
+
 What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu#/topology/core_id
 		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu#/topology/core_siblings
 		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu#/topology/core_siblings_list