linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] docs: panic: cleanups for panic params

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Message-ID: <20230715034811.9665-1-rdunlap@infradead.org>
Date:   Fri, 14 Jul 2023 20:48:11 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] docs: panic: cleanups for panic params

Move 'panic_print' to its correct place in alphabetical order.
Add parameter format for 'pause_on_oops'.

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
---
v2: rebase/resend since v1 did not apply cleanly;

 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |   30 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff -- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -4037,20 +4037,6 @@
 			timeout < 0: reboot immediately
 			Format: <timeout>
 
-	panic_print=	Bitmask for printing system info when panic happens.
-			User can chose combination of the following bits:
-			bit 0: print all tasks info
-			bit 1: print system memory info
-			bit 2: print timer info
-			bit 3: print locks info if CONFIG_LOCKDEP is on
-			bit 4: print ftrace buffer
-			bit 5: print all printk messages in buffer
-			bit 6: print all CPUs backtrace (if available in the arch)
-			*Be aware* that this option may print a _lot_ of lines,
-			so there are risks of losing older messages in the log.
-			Use this option carefully, maybe worth to setup a
-			bigger log buffer with "log_buf_len" along with this.
-
 	panic_on_taint=	Bitmask for conditionally calling panic() in add_taint()
 			Format: <hex>[,nousertaint]
 			Hexadecimal bitmask representing the set of TAINT flags
@@ -4067,6 +4053,20 @@
 	panic_on_warn=1	panic() instead of WARN().  Useful to cause kdump
 			on a WARN().
 
+	panic_print=	Bitmask for printing system info when panic happens.
+			User can chose combination of the following bits:
+			bit 0: print all tasks info
+			bit 1: print system memory info
+			bit 2: print timer info
+			bit 3: print locks info if CONFIG_LOCKDEP is on
+			bit 4: print ftrace buffer
+			bit 5: print all printk messages in buffer
+			bit 6: print all CPUs backtrace (if available in the arch)
+			*Be aware* that this option may print a _lot_ of lines,
+			so there are risks of losing older messages in the log.
+			Use this option carefully, maybe worth to setup a
+			bigger log buffer with "log_buf_len" along with this.
+
 	parkbd.port=	[HW] Parallel port number the keyboard adapter is
 			connected to, default is 0.
 			Format: <parport#>
@@ -4186,7 +4186,7 @@
 			mode 0, bit 1 is for mode 1, and so on.  Mode 0 only
 			allowed by default.
 
-	pause_on_oops=
+	pause_on_oops=<int>
 			Halt all CPUs after the first oops has been printed for
 			the specified number of seconds.  This is to be used if
 			your oopses keep scrolling off the screen.