Commit b6302e057fdc for kernel
commit b6302e057fdc8f199ddae736ecdf45029f892e5c
Author: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@meta.com>
Date: Mon Feb 23 14:38:34 2026 -0800
vsock: document write-once behavior of the child_ns_mode sysctl
Update the vsock child_ns_mode documentation to include the new
write-once semantics of setting child_ns_mode. The semantics are
implemented in a preceding patch in this series.
Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@meta.com>
Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260223-vsock-ns-write-once-v3-3-c0cde6959923@meta.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst
index c10530624f1e..3b2ad61995d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst
@@ -594,6 +594,9 @@ Values:
their sockets will only be able to connect within their own
namespace.
+The first write to ``child_ns_mode`` locks its value. Subsequent writes of the
+same value succeed, but writing a different value returns ``-EBUSY``.
+
Changing ``child_ns_mode`` only affects namespaces created after the change;
it does not modify the current namespace or any existing children.