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diff --git a/manual/tunables.texi b/manual/tunables.texi index bb4819bdf1..3345a23969 100644 --- a/manual/tunables.texi +++ b/manual/tunables.texi @@ -295,23 +295,23 @@ The default value of this tunable is @samp{3}. @cindex non_temporal_threshold tunables @cindex tunables, non_temporal_threshold -@deftp {Tunable namespace} glibc.tune +@deftp {Tunable namespace} glibc.cpu Behavior of @theglibc{} can be tuned to assume specific hardware capabilities -by setting the following tunables in the @code{tune} namespace: +by setting the following tunables in the @code{cpu} namespace: @end deftp -@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.hwcap_mask +@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.hwcap_mask This tunable supersedes the @env{LD_HWCAP_MASK} environment variable and is identical in features. The @code{AT_HWCAP} key in the Auxiliary Vector specifies instruction set extensions available in the processor at runtime for some architectures. The -@code{glibc.tune.hwcap_mask} tunable allows the user to mask out those +@code{glibc.cpu.hwcap_mask} tunable allows the user to mask out those capabilities at runtime, thus disabling use of those extensions. @end deftp -@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.hwcaps -The @code{glibc.tune.hwcaps=-xxx,yyy,-zzz...} tunable allows the user to +@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.hwcaps +The @code{glibc.cpu.hwcaps=-xxx,yyy,-zzz...} tunable allows the user to enable CPU/ARCH feature @code{yyy}, disable CPU/ARCH feature @code{xxx} and @code{zzz} where the feature name is case-sensitive and has to match the ones in @code{sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.h}. @@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ the ones in @code{sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.h}. This tunable is specific to i386 and x86-64. @end deftp -@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.cached_memopt -The @code{glibc.tune.cached_memopt=[0|1]} tunable allows the user to +@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.cached_memopt +The @code{glibc.cpu.cached_memopt=[0|1]} tunable allows the user to enable optimizations recommended for cacheable memory. If set to @code{1}, @theglibc{} assumes that the process memory image consists of cacheable (non-device) memory only. The default, @code{0}, @@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ indicates that the process may use device memory. This tunable is specific to powerpc, powerpc64 and powerpc64le. @end deftp -@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.cpu -The @code{glibc.tune.cpu=xxx} tunable allows the user to tell @theglibc{} to +@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.name +The @code{glibc.cpu.name=xxx} tunable allows the user to tell @theglibc{} to assume that the CPU is @code{xxx} where xxx may have one of these values: @code{generic}, @code{falkor}, @code{thunderxt88}, @code{thunderx2t99}, @code{thunderx2t99p1}. @@ -338,27 +338,27 @@ assume that the CPU is @code{xxx} where xxx may have one of these values: This tunable is specific to aarch64. @end deftp -@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.x86_data_cache_size -The @code{glibc.tune.x86_data_cache_size} tunable allows the user to set +@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.x86_data_cache_size +The @code{glibc.cpu.x86_data_cache_size} tunable allows the user to set data cache size in bytes for use in memory and string routines. This tunable is specific to i386 and x86-64. @end deftp -@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.x86_shared_cache_size -The @code{glibc.tune.x86_shared_cache_size} tunable allows the user to +@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.x86_shared_cache_size +The @code{glibc.cpu.x86_shared_cache_size} tunable allows the user to set shared cache size in bytes for use in memory and string routines. @end deftp -@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.x86_non_temporal_threshold -The @code{glibc.tune.x86_non_temporal_threshold} tunable allows the user +@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.x86_non_temporal_threshold +The @code{glibc.cpu.x86_non_temporal_threshold} tunable allows the user to set threshold in bytes for non temporal store. This tunable is specific to i386 and x86-64. @end deftp -@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.x86_ibt -The @code{glibc.tune.x86_ibt} tunable allows the user to control how +@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.x86_ibt +The @code{glibc.cpu.x86_ibt} tunable allows the user to control how indirect branch tracking (IBT) should be enabled. Accepted values are @code{on}, @code{off}, and @code{permissive}. @code{on} always turns on IBT regardless of whether IBT is enabled in the executable and its @@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ IBT on non-CET executables and shared libraries. This tunable is specific to i386 and x86-64. @end deftp -@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.x86_shstk -The @code{glibc.tune.x86_shstk} tunable allows the user to control how +@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.x86_shstk +The @code{glibc.cpu.x86_shstk} tunable allows the user to control how the shadow stack (SHSTK) should be enabled. Accepted values are @code{on}, @code{off}, and @code{permissive}. @code{on} always turns on SHSTK regardless of whether SHSTK is enabled in the executable and its |