Commit 7beeec88 authored by Randy Dunlap's avatar Randy Dunlap Committed by Jiri Kosina

docs: fix core_pipe_limit info

Fix typos in core_pipe_limit info.
Signed-off-by: default avatarRandy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Cc: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
parent d914e5b7
...@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ core_pattern is used to specify a core dumpfile pattern name. ...@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ core_pattern is used to specify a core dumpfile pattern name.
core_pipe_limit: core_pipe_limit:
This sysctl is only applicable when core_pattern is configured to pipe core This sysctl is only applicable when core_pattern is configured to pipe core
files to user space helper a (when the first character of core_pattern is a '|', files to a user space helper (when the first character of core_pattern is a '|',
see above). When collecting cores via a pipe to an application, it is see above). When collecting cores via a pipe to an application, it is
occasionally usefull for the collecting application to gather data about the occasionally useful for the collecting application to gather data about the
crashing process from its /proc/pid directory. In order to do this safely, the crashing process from its /proc/pid directory. In order to do this safely, the
kernel must wait for the collecting process to exit, so as not to remove the kernel must wait for the collecting process to exit, so as not to remove the
crashing processes proc files prematurely. This in turn creates the possibility crashing processes proc files prematurely. This in turn creates the possibility
...@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ applications in parallel. If this value is exceeded, then those crashing ...@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ applications in parallel. If this value is exceeded, then those crashing
processes above that value are noted via the kernel log and their cores are processes above that value are noted via the kernel log and their cores are
skipped. 0 is a special value, indicating that unlimited processes may be skipped. 0 is a special value, indicating that unlimited processes may be
captured in parallel, but that no waiting will take place (i.e. the collecting captured in parallel, but that no waiting will take place (i.e. the collecting
process is not guaranteed access to /proc/<crahing pid>/). This value defaults process is not guaranteed access to /proc/<crashing pid>/). This value defaults
to 0. to 0.
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