Re: man/man8/ldconfig.8: document system-wide tunables
DJ Delorie <[email protected]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:24:19 -0400
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How about this? diff --git a/man/man5/ld.so.conf.5 b/man/man5/ld.so.conf.5 index 481cf9152..aa27b73f6 100644 --- a/man/man5/ld.so.conf.5 +++ b/man/man5/ld.so.conf.5 @@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION This file contains a list of directories, one per line, in which to search for libraries. +The file allows lines to start with the word +.I include +followed by a path wildcard, +and will include any files matching that wildcard. +The file is parsed by +.B \%ldconfig +and the results stored in +.IR /etc/ld.so.cache . .SH FILES .I /etc/ld.so.conf .SH SEE ALSO diff --git a/man/man5/tunables.conf.5 b/man/man5/tunables.conf.5 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d24eb0fa5 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man5/tunables.conf.5 @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +.TH tunables.conf 5 (date) "Linux man-pages (unreleased)" +.SH NAME +tunables.conf \- System-wide tunables configuration file +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B /etc/tunables.conf +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +Each line in the file +.I /etc/tunables.conf +specifies a tunable, +which is a name and value separated by an equals sign. +For a list of valid tunables, +please consult the glibc manual. +The file allows lines to start with the word +.I include +followed by a path wildcard, +and will include any files matching that wildcard. +The file is parsed by +.B \%ldconfig +and the results stored in +.IR /etc/ld.so.cache . +.P +Each line may include zero or more words or symbols at the beginning: +.TP +.B overridable +.TQ +.B + +Allow the tunable to be overridden by the environment variable +(this is the default). +.TP +.B nonoverridable +.TQ +.B \- +Do not allow the tunable to be overridden by the environment variable. +.TP +.B onlysecure +.TQ +.B @ +The tunable only applies to AT_SECURE +(such as setuid, or elevated capabilities) +processes. +.TP +.B nonsecure +.TQ +.B $ +The tunable only applies to non-AT_SECURE processes (this is the default). +.TP +.B anysecure +.TQ +.B * +The tunable only applies to both AT_SECURE and non-AT_SECURE processes. +.P +The file may also contain +.I filters , +which limit the tunables following it, up to the end of the file +(or end of the included file, or start of a new included file) +or a line with only +.B [] +on it. The syntax is: +.IP +.EX +.RI [ filter : pattern ] +.EE +.TP +.B proc +The +.I proc +filter limits the following tunables to processes starting from the +file matching the pattern. +The file may be fully qualified or just the basename. +.P +Example config file: +.IP +.EX +glibc.malloc.arenas_max=5 +onlysecure glibc.malloc.arenas_max=1 +-glibc.pthread.rseq=1 +[proc:/bin/bad.program] +-glibc.pthread.rseq=0 +.EE +.SH FILES +.I /etc/ld.so.conf +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR ld.so (8), +.BR ldconfig (8) diff --git a/man/man8/ld.so.8 b/man/man8/ld.so.8 index 5f3c22ef2..40f129b71 100644 --- a/man/man8/ld.so.8 +++ b/man/man8/ld.so.8 @@ -792,7 +792,8 @@ .SH FILES .TP .I /etc/ld.so.cache File containing a compiled list of directories in which to search for -shared objects and an ordered list of candidate shared objects. +shared objects and an ordered list of candidate shared objects, +and any system-wide tunables to be applied. See .BR ldconfig (8). .TP diff --git a/man/man8/ldconfig.8 b/man/man8/ldconfig.8 index 9ac146b44..234169504 100644 --- a/man/man8/ldconfig.8 +++ b/man/man8/ldconfig.8 @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ .SH SYNOPSIS .IR conf ] .RB [ \-r\~\c .IR root ] +.RB [ \-t\~\c +.IR tunconf ] .IR directory \~.\|.\|. .YS .SY /sbin/ldconfig @@ -85,6 +87,13 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION .P Failure to follow this pattern may result in compatibility issues after an upgrade. +.P +If the file +.I /etc/tunables.conf +exists, +it contains tunables to be applied to all processes. +These tunables are stored +in the cache and applied to every process at its startup. .SH OPTIONS .TP .BI \-\-format= fmt @@ -157,6 +166,12 @@ .SH OPTIONS .I root as the root directory. .TP +.BI \-t\~ tunconf +Use +.I tunconf +instead of +.IR /etc/tunables.conf . +.TP .B \-\-verbose .TQ .B \-v @@ -178,8 +193,6 @@ .SH OPTIONS is also specified, the cache is still rebuilt. .SH FILES -.\" FIXME Since glibc-2.3.4, "include" directives are supported in ld.so.conf -.\" .\" FIXME Since glibc-2.4, "hwcap" directives are supported in ld.so.conf .PD 0 .TP @@ -190,11 +203,17 @@ .SH FILES See .BR ld.so.conf (5). .TP +.I /etc/tunables.conf +See +.BR tunables.conf (5). +.TP .I /etc/ld.so.cache contains an ordered list of libraries found in the directories specified in .IR /etc/ld.so.conf , -as well as those found in the trusted directories. +as well as those found in the trusted directories, +and any system-wide tunables listed in +.IR /etc/tunables.conf . .PD .SH SEE ALSO .BR ldd (1),