Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] man/man5/tunables.conf: Document system-wide tunables config

[Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>]

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> Date: 2026-08-22 19:43:17+0200
> From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
>
> Hi DJ,
> 
> > Date: 2026-08-22 13:02:17-0400
> > From: DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
> >
> > Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org> writes:
> > >> +.BI [ filter : pattern ]
> > >> +.EE
> > >> +.in
> > >> +.TP
> > >> +.B proc
> > >> +The
> > >> +.B proc
> > >> +filter limits the following tunables to processes
> > >> +whose name matches the pattern.

Another detail I noticed now: How is the process name taken?

Does it have to do with __progname?
Or is it the name of the program file that is loaded by exec(3)?


Cheers,
Alex

> > >
> > > Is this also a glob(7) pattern?  Or is it a literal name?
> > 
> > No, it matches /pattern/ exactly.
> 
> Hmmm, then let's say file.  Does that sound good to you?
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Alex
> 
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