[PATCH] docs: kernel-parameters: add kfence parameters

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Marco Elver

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Dec 22, 2025, 10:00:37 AM (3 days ago) Dec 22
to el...@google.com, Andrew Morton, Alexander Potapenko, Dmitry Vyukov, Jonathan Corbet, linu...@vger.kernel.org, linux-...@vger.kernel.org, linu...@kvack.org, kasa...@googlegroups.com
Add a brief summary for KFENCE's kernel command-line parameters in
admin-guide/kernel-parameters.

Signed-off-by: Marco Elver <el...@google.com>
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.../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 35 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index a8d0afde7f85..1058f2a6d6a8 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2917,6 +2917,41 @@ Kernel parameters
for Movable pages. "nn[KMGTPE]", "nn%", and "mirror"
are exclusive, so you cannot specify multiple forms.

+ kfence.burst= [MM,KFENCE] The number of additional successive
+ allocations to be attempted through KFENCE for each
+ sample interval.
+ Format: <unsigned integer>
+ Default: 0
+
+ kfence.check_on_panic=
+ [MM,KFENCE] Whether to check all KFENCE-managed objects'
+ canaries on panic.
+ Format: <bool>
+ Default: false
+
+ kfence.deferrable=
+ [MM,KFENCE] Whether to use a deferrable timer to trigger
+ allocations. This avoids forcing CPU wake-ups if the
+ system is idle, at the risk of a less predictable
+ sample interval.
+ Format: <bool>
+ Default: CONFIG_KFENCE_DEFERRABLE
+
+ kfence.sample_interval=
+ [MM,KFENCE] KFENCE's sample interval in milliseconds.
+ Format: <unsigned integer>
+ 0 - Disable KFENCE.
+ >0 - Enabled KFENCE with given sample interval.
+ Default: CONFIG_KFENCE_SAMPLE_INTERVAL
+
+ kfence.skip_covered_thresh=
+ [MM,KFENCE] If pool utilization reaches this threshold
+ (pool usage%), KFENCE limits currently covered
+ allocations of the same source from further filling
+ up the pool.
+ Format: <unsigned integer>
+ Default: 75
+
kgdbdbgp= [KGDB,HW,EARLY] kgdb over EHCI usb debug port.
Format: <Controller#>[,poll interval]
The controller # is the number of the ehci usb debug
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