From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-9.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C43F2C54FCB for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:14:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A2DC20661 for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:14:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726181AbgDWTOi (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:14:38 -0400 Received: from 19.mo7.mail-out.ovh.net ([178.33.251.118]:45547 "EHLO 19.mo7.mail-out.ovh.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726068AbgDWTOi (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:14:38 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 2519 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:14:37 EDT Received: from player796.ha.ovh.net (unknown [10.108.35.110]) by mo7.mail-out.ovh.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D313B160095 for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:37:12 +0200 (CEST) Received: from sk2.org (82-65-25-201.subs.proxad.net [82.65.25.201]) (Authenticated sender: steve@sk2.org) by player796.ha.ovh.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DBDDC11A47C5D; Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:37:06 +0000 (UTC) From: Stephen Kitt To: Jonathan Corbet , Mauro Carvalho Chehab , linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Stephen Kitt Subject: [PATCH 1/3] docs: sysctl/kernel: document cad_pid Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:36:49 +0200 Message-Id: <20200423183651.15365-1-steve@sk2.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.20.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Ovh-Tracer-Id: 16165670866134453637 X-VR-SPAMSTATE: OK X-VR-SPAMSCORE: -100 X-VR-SPAMCAUSE: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduhedrgeelgdeljecutefuodetggdotefrodftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemucfqggfjpdevjffgvefmvefgnecuuegrihhlohhuthemucehtddtnecusecvtfgvtghiphhivghnthhsucdlqddutddtmdenucfjughrpefhvffufffkofgggfestdekredtredttdenucfhrhhomhepufhtvghphhgvnhcumfhithhtuceoshhtvghvvgesshhkvddrohhrgheqnecukfhppedtrddtrddtrddtpdekvddrieehrddvhedrvddtudenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedtnecurfgrrhgrmhepmhhouggvpehsmhhtphdqohhuthdphhgvlhhopehplhgrhigvrhejleeirdhhrgdrohhvhhdrnhgvthdpihhnvghtpedtrddtrddtrddtpdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepshhtvghvvgesshhkvddrohhrghdprhgtphhtthhopehlihhnuhigqdguohgtsehvghgvrhdrkhgvrhhnvghlrdhorhhg Sender: linux-doc-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Based on the implementation in kernel/sysctl.c (the proc_do_cad_pid() function), kernel/reboot.c, and include/linux/sched/signal.h. Signed-off-by: Stephen Kitt --- Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst index 55b24eada13c..82bfd5892663 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst @@ -116,6 +116,16 @@ run. The statistics can be seen using ``bpftool``. = =================================== +cad_pid +======= + +This is the pid which will be signalled on reboot (notably, by +Ctrl-Alt-Delete). Writing a value to this file which doesn't +correspond to a running process will result in ``-ESRCH``. + +See also `ctrl-alt-del`_. + + cap_last_cap ============ base-commit: 7b9121040d83eb9e332f7dbc140eca17643d3586 -- 2.20.1