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Stephen Kitt9f35cf82020-09-11 21:01:52 +02007.. See scripts/check-sysctl-docs to keep this up to date:
8.. scripts/check-sysctl-docs -vtable="abi" \
9.. Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/abi.rst \
10.. $(git grep -l register_sysctl_)
Mauro Carvalho Chehab53b95372019-04-18 18:35:54 -030011
Stephen Kitt9f35cf82020-09-11 21:01:52 +020012Copyright (c) 2020, Stephen Kitt
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Stephen Kitt9f35cf82020-09-11 21:01:52 +020014For general info, see :doc:`index`.
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Stephen Kitt9f35cf82020-09-11 21:01:52 +020018The files in ``/proc/sys/abi`` can be used to see and modify
19ABI-related settings.
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Stephen Kitt9f35cf82020-09-11 21:01:52 +020021Currently, these files might (depending on your configuration)
22show up in ``/proc/sys/kernel``:
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Stephen Kitt9f35cf82020-09-11 21:01:52 +020024.. contents:: :local:
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Stephen Kitt9f35cf82020-09-11 21:01:52 +020026vsyscall32 (x86)
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Stephen Kitt9f35cf82020-09-11 21:01:52 +020029Determines whether the kernels maps a vDSO page into 32-bit processes;
30can be set to 1 to enable, or 0 to disable. Defaults to enabled if
Andrew Klychkov751d5b22020-12-04 10:28:48 +030031``CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO`` is set, disabled otherwise.
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Stephen Kitt9f35cf82020-09-11 21:01:52 +020033This controls the same setting as the ``vdso32`` kernel boot
34parameter.