Re: [PATCH 3/3] docs: Fix docs for boot parameter debug_boot_weak_hash

[Steven Rostedt]

On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:25:19 +1000
"Tobin C. Harding" <me@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Recently boot parameter 'debug_boot_weak_hash' was added.  Latter
> discussion on LKML developed more descriptive documentation but due to
> the programmers lack of understanding (*cough* me) on how linux-next
> works these improvements never got picked up.
> 
> Update documentation for boot parameter 'debug_boot_weak_hash' as
> discussed (patch posted and acked) on LKML.
> 
> Fixes: bfe80ed3d7c76 ("vsprintf: add command line option debug_boot_weak_hash")
> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@xxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

-- Steve

> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 13 ++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> index 31c9b76058a7..e3b1c84d19c6 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -749,13 +749,12 @@
>  	debug		[KNL] Enable kernel debugging (events log level).
>  
>  	debug_boot_weak_hash
> -			[KNL] Enable printing pointers early in the boot
> -			sequence.  If enabled, we use a weak hash instead of
> -			siphash to hash pointers.  Use this option if you need
> -			to see pointer values during early boot (i.e you are
> -			seeing instances of '(___ptrval___)').
> -			Cryptographically insecure, please do not use on
> -			production kernels.
> +			[KNL] Enable printing [hashed] pointers early in the
> +			boot sequence.  If enabled, we use a weak hash instead
> +			of siphash to hash pointers.  Use this option if you are
> +			seeing instances of '(___ptrval___)') and need to see a
> +			value (hashed pointer) instead. Cryptographically
> +			insecure, please do not use on production kernels.
>  
>  	debug_locks_verbose=
>  			[KNL] verbose self-tests