[PATCH v3 4/4] man/man8/ldconfig.8: Add tunables options

DJ Delorie <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:22:24 -0400
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-man
Message-ID <d85795998b72ab686a683f13d08f24d98d8c1a51.1785522144.git.dj@redhat.com>
---
 man/man8/ldconfig.8 | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/man/man8/ldconfig.8 b/man/man8/ldconfig.8
index cb7d62ccc..e575fdec6 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
@@ -188,11 +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 tunables listed in
+.IR /etc/tunables.conf .
 .PD
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR ldd (1),
-- 
2.47.3