commit 284416e904b3f405cb3ae4220aa79dc61c94236a Author: Frank Ch. Eigler Date: Wed Nov 12 11:04:39 2014 -0500 RHBZ1119336: document STAP_FIPS_OVERRIDE in man staprun.8 diff --git a/staprun/staprun.8 b/staprun/staprun.8 index b6f014e..82e2e22 100644 --- a/staprun/staprun.8 +++ b/staprun/staprun.8 @@ -279,6 +279,16 @@ Part of the privilege enforcement mechanism may require using a stap-server and administrative trust in its cryptographic signer; see the .IR stap\-server (8) manual page for a for more information. + +.PP +On a kernel with FIPS mode enabled, staprun normally refuses to attempt to +load systemtap-generated kernel modules. This is because on some kernels, +this results in a panic. If your kernel includes corrections such as +linux commit #002c77a48b47, then you can force staprun to attempt module +loads anyway, by setting the +.BR STAP\_FIPS\_OVERRIDE +environment variable to any value. + .SH FILES .TP /lib/modules/VERSION/systemtap @@ -288,6 +298,7 @@ Users who are only in the group can install modules located in this directory. This directory must be owned by the root user and not be world writable. + .SH SEE ALSO .IR stap (1), .IR stapprobes (3stap),