cachepc-linux

Fork of AMDESE/linux with modifications for CachePC side-channel attack
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sysfs-kernel-fadump (1286B)


      1What:		/sys/kernel/fadump/*
      2Date:		Dec 2019
      3Contact:	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
      4Description:
      5		The /sys/kernel/fadump/* is a collection of FADump sysfs
      6		file provide information about the configuration status
      7		of Firmware Assisted Dump (FADump).
      8
      9What:		/sys/kernel/fadump/enabled
     10Date:		Dec 2019
     11Contact:	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
     12Description:	read only
     13		Primarily used to identify whether the FADump is enabled in
     14		the kernel or not.
     15User:		Kdump service
     16
     17What:		/sys/kernel/fadump/registered
     18Date:		Dec 2019
     19Contact:	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
     20Description:	read/write
     21		Helps to control the dump collect feature from userspace.
     22		Setting 1 to this file enables the system to collect the
     23		dump and 0 to disable it.
     24User:		Kdump service
     25
     26What:		/sys/kernel/fadump/release_mem
     27Date:		Dec 2019
     28Contact:	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
     29Description:	write only
     30		This is a special sysfs file and only available when
     31		the system is booted to capture the vmcore using FADump.
     32		It is used to release the memory reserved by FADump to
     33		save the crash dump.
     34
     35What:		/sys/kernel/fadump/mem_reserved
     36Date:		Dec 2019
     37Contact:	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
     38Description:	read only
     39		Provide information about the amount of memory reserved by
     40		FADump to save the crash dump in bytes.