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

Alejandro Colomar <[email protected]> Sat, 1 Aug 2026 03:16:37 +0200
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From: Alejandro Colomar <[email protected]>
To: DJ Delorie <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] man/man8/ldconfig.8: Add tunables options
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Hi DJ,

> Date: 2026-07-31 14:22:24-0400
> From: DJ Delorie <[email protected]>
>
> ---

Thanks!  I've applied the patch, with a minor amendment:

	diff --git i/man/man8/ldconfig.8 w/man/man8/ldconfig.8
	index e575fdec65a2..c2347049b800 100644
	--- i/man/man8/ldconfig.8
	+++ w/man/man8/ldconfig.8
	@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION
	 .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.
	+These tunables
	+are stored in the cache
	+and applied to every process at its startup.
	 .SH OPTIONS
	 .TP
	 .BI \-\-format=3D fmt


Cheers,
Alex

>  man/man8/ldconfig.8 | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>=20
> 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=3D 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),
> --=20
> 2.47.3
>=20

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