PANIC_TIMEOUT can also be controlled with the panic= kernel command line
option and the file /proc/sys/kernel/panic. Let's document both of
these in the Kconfig help text.
Signed-off-by: Brian Masney <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <[email protected]>
---
Changes since v1:
- Added /proc/sys/kernel/panic as suggested by Javier.
lib/Kconfig.debug | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 59b6765d86b8..2fc9f0ddde0b 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1043,7 +1043,9 @@ config PANIC_TIMEOUT
Set the timeout value (in seconds) until a reboot occurs when
the kernel panics. If n = 0, then we wait forever. A timeout
value n > 0 will wait n seconds before rebooting, while a timeout
- value n < 0 will reboot immediately.
+ value n < 0 will reboot immediately. This setting can be overridden
+ with the kernel command line option panic=, and from userspace via
+ /proc/sys/kernel/panic.
config LOCKUP_DETECTOR
bool
--
2.45.1