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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/abi.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/abi.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ac87eafdb --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/abi.rst @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ + +================================ +Documentation for /proc/sys/abi/ +================================ + +.. See scripts/check-sysctl-docs to keep this up to date: +.. scripts/check-sysctl-docs -vtable="abi" \ +.. Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/abi.rst \ +.. $(git grep -l register_sysctl_) + +Copyright (c) 2020, Stephen Kitt + +For general info, see :doc:`index`. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +The files in ``/proc/sys/abi`` can be used to see and modify +ABI-related settings. + +Currently, these files might (depending on your configuration) +show up in ``/proc/sys/kernel``: + +.. contents:: :local: + +vsyscall32 (x86) +================ + +Determines whether the kernels maps a vDSO page into 32-bit processes; +can be set to 1 to enable, or 0 to disable. Defaults to enabled if +``CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO`` is set, disabled otherwide. + +This controls the same setting as the ``vdso32`` kernel boot +parameter. |