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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ and reads from this file always return the value "0".
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/cap_last_cap " (since Linux 3.2)"
See
-.BR capabilities (7).
+.MR capabilities 7 .
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/cap\-bound " (from Linux 2.2 to Linux 2.6.24)"
This file holds the value of the kernel
@@ -73,30 +73,30 @@ This file holds the value of the kernel
(expressed as a signed decimal number).
This set is ANDed against the capabilities permitted to a process
during
-.BR execve (2).
+.MR execve 2 .
Starting with Linux 2.6.25,
the system-wide capability bounding set disappeared,
and was replaced by a per-thread bounding set; see
-.BR capabilities (7).
+.MR capabilities 7 .
.TP
.I /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
See
-.BR core (5).
+.MR core 5 .
.TP
.I /proc/sys/kernel/core_pipe_limit
See
-.BR core (5).
+.MR core 5 .
.TP
.I /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid
See
-.BR core (5).
+.MR core 5 .
.TP
.I /proc/sys/kernel/ctrl\-alt\-del
This file
controls the handling of Ctrl-Alt-Del from the keyboard.
When the value in this file is 0, Ctrl-Alt-Del is trapped and
sent to the
-.BR init (1)
+.MR init 1
program to handle a graceful restart.
When the value is greater than zero, Linux's reaction to a Vulcan
Nerve Pinch (tm) will be an immediate reboot, without even
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ The value in this file determines who can see kernel syslog contents.
A value of 0 in this file imposes no restrictions.
If the value is 1, only privileged users can read the kernel syslog.
(See
-.BR syslog (2)
+.MR syslog 2
for more details.)
Since Linux 3.4,
.\" commit 620f6e8e855d6d447688a5f67a4e176944a084e8
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ capability may change the value in this file.
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/domainname " and " /proc/sys/kernel/hostname
can be used to set the NIS/YP domainname and the
hostname of your box in exactly the same way as the commands
-.BR domainname (1)
+.MR domainname 1
and
-.BR hostname (1),
+.MR hostname 1 ,
that is:
.IP
.in +4n
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ These two
domain names are in general different.
For a detailed discussion
see the
-.BR hostname (1)
+.MR hostname 1
man page.
.TP
.I /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ each time the system hits the idle loop.
This directory contains various files that define parameters and limits
for the key-management facility.
These files are described in
-.BR keyrings (7).
+.MR keyrings 7 .
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict " (since Linux 2.6.38)"
.\" 455cd5ab305c90ffc422dd2e0fb634730942b257
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ number of a process's group memberships.
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/ns_last_pid " (since Linux 3.3)"
See
-.BR pid_namespaces (7).
+.MR pid_namespaces 7 .
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/ostype " and " /proc/sys/kernel/osrelease
These files
@@ -320,12 +320,12 @@ otherwise the "doze" mode will be used.
.TP
.I /proc/sys/kernel/printk
See
-.BR syslog (2).
+.MR syslog 2 .
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/pty " (since Linux 2.6.4)"
This directory contains two files relating to the number of UNIX 98
pseudoterminals (see
-.BR pts (4))
+.MR pts 4 )
on the system.
.TP
.I /proc/sys/kernel/pty/max
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ This directory
contains various parameters controlling the operation of the file
.IR /dev/random .
See
-.BR random (4)
+.MR random 4
for further information.
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid " (since Linux 2.4)"
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ parameter.
.TP
.B 1
Make the addresses of
-.BR mmap (2)
+.MR mmap 2
allocations, the stack, and the VDSO page randomized.
Among other things, this means that shared libraries will be
loaded at randomized addresses.
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ rebooting?
.TP
.I /proc/sys/kernel/rtsig\-max
(Up to and including Linux 2.6.7; see
-.BR setrlimit (2))
+.MR setrlimit 2 )
This file can be used to tune the maximum number
of POSIX real-time (queued) signals that can be outstanding
in the system.
@@ -411,11 +411,11 @@ This file shows the number of POSIX real-time signals currently queued.
.IR /proc/ pid /sched_autogroup_enabled " (since Linux 2.6.38)"
.\" commit 5091faa449ee0b7d73bc296a93bca9540fc51d0a
See
-.BR sched (7).
+.MR sched 7 .
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/sched_child_runs_first " (since Linux 2.6.23)"
If this file contains the value zero, then, after a
-.BR fork (2),
+.MR fork 2 ,
the parent is first scheduled on the CPU.
If the file contains a nonzero value,
then the child is scheduled first on the CPU.
@@ -424,22 +424,22 @@ the parent and the child might both immediately be scheduled on a CPU.)
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/sched_rr_timeslice_ms " (since Linux 3.9)"
See
-.BR sched_rr_get_interval (2).
+.MR sched_rr_get_interval 2 .
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/sched_rt_period_us " (since Linux 2.6.25)"
See
-.BR sched (7).
+.MR sched 7 .
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/sched_rt_runtime_us " (since Linux 2.6.25)"
See
-.BR sched (7).
+.MR sched 7 .
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/seccomp/ " (since Linux 4.14)"
.\" commit 8e5f1ad116df6b0de65eac458d5e7c318d1c05af
This directory provides additional seccomp information and
configuration.
See
-.BR seccomp (2)
+.MR seccomp 2
for further details.
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/sem " (since Linux 2.4)"
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ A system-wide limit on the number of semaphores in all semaphore sets.
.TP
SEMOPM
The maximum number of operations that may be specified in a
-.BR semop (2)
+.MR semop 2
call.
.TP
SEMMNI
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ in other words, it is no longer possible to create shared memory segments
that exist independently of any attached process.
.IP
The effect is as though a
-.BR shmctl (2)
+.MR shmctl 2
.B IPC_RMID
is performed on all existing segments as well as all segments
created in the future (until this file is reset to 0).
@@ -492,14 +492,14 @@ immediately destroyed when this file is set to 1.
Setting this option will also destroy segments that were created,
but never attached,
upon termination of the process that created the segment with
-.BR shmget (2).
+.MR shmget 2 .
.IP
Setting this file to 1 provides a way of ensuring that
all System V shared memory segments are counted against the
resource usage and resource limits (see the description of
.B RLIMIT_AS
in
-.BR getrlimit (2))
+.MR getrlimit 2 )
of at least one process.
.IP
Because setting this file to 1 produces behavior that is nonstandard
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ The file has three possible values:
\-1
This provides legacy handling, with no printk warnings.
Each
-.BR write (2)
+.MR write 2
must fully contain the value to be written,
and multiple writes on the same file descriptor
will overwrite the entire value, regardless of the file position.
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ Writes to numeric
.I /proc/sys
entries must always be at file offset 0 and the value must be
fully contained in the buffer provided to
-.BR write (2).
+.MR write 2 .
.\" FIXME .
.\" With /proc/sys/kernel/sysctl_writes_strict==1, writes at an
.\" offset other than 0 do not generate an error. Instead, the
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ is reduced accordingly.
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope " (since Linux 3.5)"
See
-.BR ptrace (2).
+.MR ptrace 2 .
.TP
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/zero\-paged " (PowerPC only)"
This file
@@ -687,5 +687,5 @@ contains a flag.
When enabled (nonzero), Linux-PPC will pre-zero pages in
the idle loop, possibly speeding up get_free_pages.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.BR proc (5),
-.BR proc_sys (5)
+.MR proc 5 ,
+.MR proc_sys 5