docs: Add note in sysctl.conf.5 for line length

References:
 procps-ng/procps#77
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Craig Small 2021-09-15 21:45:26 +10:00
parent fdab991bb2
commit 75ba637182
2 changed files with 5 additions and 1 deletions

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@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ procps-ng-NEXT
* sysctl: Add support for systemd glob patterns issue #191 * sysctl: Add support for systemd glob patterns issue #191
* sysctl: Check resolved path to be under /proc/sys issue #179 * sysctl: Check resolved path to be under /proc/sys issue #179
* sysctl: return non-zero if EINVAL return for write merge #76 * sysctl: return non-zero if EINVAL return for write merge #76
* sysctl.conf.5: Note max line length issue #77
* top: added LOGID similar to 3.3.13 ps LUID * top: added LOGID similar to 3.3.13 ps LUID
* top: added EXE identical to 3.3.17 ps EXE * top: added EXE identical to 3.3.17 ps EXE
* top: exploit some library smaps_rollup provisions issue #112 * top: exploit some library smaps_rollup provisions issue #112

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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
.\" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of .\" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
.\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the .\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
.\" GNU General Public License for more details." .\" GNU General Public License for more details."
.TH SYSCTL.CONF "5" "2020-06-04" "procps-ng" "File Formats" .TH SYSCTL.CONF "5" "2021-09-15" "procps-ng" "File Formats"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
sysctl.conf \- sysctl preload/configuration file sysctl.conf \- sysctl preload/configuration file
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ Use
or follow or follow
.BR sysctl (8) .BR sysctl (8)
to list all possible parameters. The description of individual parameters can be found in the kernel documentation. to list all possible parameters. The description of individual parameters can be found in the kernel documentation.
Maximum supported line length of the value is 4096 characters due
to a limitation of \fI/proc\fR entries in Linux kernel.
.SH EXAMPLE .SH EXAMPLE
.RS .RS
.sp .sp