Hi, Randy,

On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 08:14:15PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 10/30/20 5:27 PM, Fenghua Yu wrote:
> > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt 
> > b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > index 526d65d8573a..ee419ce659f5 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > @@ -5044,27 +5044,45 @@
> >     spia_peddr=
> >  
> >     split_lock_detect=
> > -                   [X86] Enable split lock detection
> > +                   [X86] Enable split lock detection or bus lock detection
> >  
> >                     When enabled (and if hardware support is present), 
> > atomic
> >                     instructions that access data across cache line
> > -                   boundaries will result in an alignment check exception.
> > +                   boundaries will result in an alignment check exception
> > +                   for split lock detection or a debug exception for
> > +                   bus lock detection.
> >  
> >                     off     - not enabled
> >  
> >                     warn    - the kernel will emit rate limited warnings
> 
>                                                      rate-limited
> 
> >                               about applications triggering the #AC
> > -                             exception. This mode is the default on CPUs
> > -                             that supports split lock detection.
> > +                             exception or the #DB exception. This mode is
> > +                             the default on CPUs that supports split lock
> 
>                                                          support
> 
> > +                             detection or bus lock detection. Default
> > +                             behavior is from #DB if both features are
> 
> I would say                              is by #DB
> 
> > +                             enabled in hardware.
> >  
> >                     fatal   - the kernel will send SIGBUS to applications
> > -                             that trigger the #AC exception.
> > +                             that trigger the #AC exception or the #DB
> > +                             exception. Default behavior is from #AC
> 
> and                                                         is by #AC
> 
> > +                             if both features are enabled in hardware.
> > +
> > +                   ratelimit:N -
> > +                             Set rate limit to N bus locks per second
> > +                             for bus lock detection. 0 < N <= HZ/2 and
> > +                             N is approximate. Only applied to non root
> 
>                                                                   non-root
> 
> > +                             user.
> 
>                                 users.

I'll fix the issues in the next version.

Thank you very much for your review!

-Fenghua

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