kernel/utsname_sysctl.c: print kernel arch

Print the machine hardware name (UTS_MACHINE) in /proc/sys/kernel/arch.

This helps people who debug kernel with initramfs with minimal environment
(i.e.  without coreutils or even busybox) or allow to open sysfs file
instead of run 'uname -m' in high level languages.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220901194403.3819-1-pvorel@suse.cz
Signed-off-by: Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>
Cc: "Eric W . Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
index ee6572b1edadaffb3968047f2d568f777203c2ca..bbaa851946956a370414e07517972c9e4edba1fd 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ combining the following values:
 4 s3_beep
 = =======
 
+arch
+====
+
+The machine hardware name, the same output as ``uname -m``
+(e.g. ``x86_64`` or ``aarch64``).
 
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 ===========

diff --git a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
index 4ca61d49885b68187eb6fcb6ad209209b955b400..7ffdd2cd5ff9b69217202a6cfcc92fe4c04bf5cf 100644 (file)
--- a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ static DEFINE_CTL_TABLE_POLL(hostname_poll);
 static DEFINE_CTL_TABLE_POLL(domainname_poll);
 
 static struct ctl_table uts_kern_table[] = {
+       {
+               .procname       = "arch",
+               .data           = init_uts_ns.name.machine,
+               .maxlen         = sizeof(init_uts_ns.name.machine),
+               .mode           = 0444,
+               .proc_handler   = proc_do_uts_string,
+       },
        {
                .procname       = "ostype",
                .data           = init_uts_ns.name.sysname,