patch-2.2.6 linux/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
Next file: linux/Documentation/sysctl/sunrpc.txt
Previous file: linux/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
Back to the patch index
Back to the overall index
- Lines: 64
- Date:
Mon Apr 12 10:10:27 1999
- Orig file:
v2.2.5/linux/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
- Orig date:
Fri Jan 1 12:58:14 1999
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.2.5/linux/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt linux/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-Documentation for /proc/sys/kernel/* kernel version 2.1.128
- (c) 1998, Rik van Riel <H.H.vanRiel@phys.uu.nl>
+Documentation for /proc/sys/kernel/* kernel version 2.2.5
+ (c) 1998, 1999, Rik van Riel <riel@nl.linux.org>
For general info and legal blurb, please look in README.
==============================================================
This file contains documentation for the sysctl files in
-/proc/sys/kernel/ and is valid for Linux kernel version 2.1.
+/proc/sys/kernel/ and is valid for Linux kernel version 2.2.
The files in this directory can be used to tune and monitor
miscellaneous and general things in the operation of the Linux
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
- htab-reclaim [ PPC only ]
- java-appletviewer [ binfmt_java, obsolete ]
- java-interpreter [ binfmt_java, obsolete ]
+- l2cr [ PPC only ]
- modprobe ==> Documentation/kmod.txt
- osrelease
- ostype
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@
- printk
- real-root-dev ==> Documentation/initrd.txt
- reboot-cmd [ SPARC only ]
+- rtsig-nr
+- rtsig-max
- sg-big-buff [ generic SCSI device (sg) ]
- shmmax [ sysv ipc ]
- version
@@ -90,6 +93,13 @@
==============================================================
+l2cr: (PPC only)
+
+This flag controls the L2 cache of G3 processor boards. If
+0, the cache is disabled. Enabled if nonzero.
+
+==============================================================
+
osrelease, ostype & version:
# cat osrelease
@@ -152,6 +162,16 @@
??? This seems to be a way to give an argument to the Sparc
ROM/Flash boot loader. Maybe to tell it what to do after
rebooting. ???
+
+==============================================================
+
+rtsig-max & rtsig-nr:
+
+The file rtsig-max can be used to tune the maximum number
+of POSIX realtime (queued) signals that can be outstanding
+in the system.
+
+Rtsig-nr shows the number of RT signals currently queued.
==============================================================
FUNET's LINUX-ADM group, linux-adm@nic.funet.fi
TCL-scripts by Sam Shen (who was at: slshen@lbl.gov)