Merge tag 'for-5.15/io_uring-2021-09-04' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block

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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst
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--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst
@@ -181,9 +181,16 @@ By default, KASAN prints a bug report only for the first invalid memory access.
 With ``kasan_multi_shot``, KASAN prints a report on every invalid access. This
 effectively disables ``panic_on_warn`` for KASAN reports.
 
+Alternatively, independent of ``panic_on_warn`` the ``kasan.fault=`` boot
+parameter can be used to control panic and reporting behaviour:
+
+- ``kasan.fault=report`` or ``=panic`` controls whether to only print a KASAN
+  report or also panic the kernel (default: ``report``). The panic happens even
+  if ``kasan_multi_shot`` is enabled.
+
 Hardware tag-based KASAN mode (see the section about various modes below) is
 intended for use in production as a security mitigation. Therefore, it supports
-boot parameters that allow disabling KASAN or controlling its features.
+additional boot parameters that allow disabling KASAN or controlling features:
 
 - ``kasan=off`` or ``=on`` controls whether KASAN is enabled (default: ``on``).
 
@@ -199,10 +206,6 @@ boot parameters that allow disabling KASAN or controlling its features.
 - ``kasan.stacktrace=off`` or ``=on`` disables or enables alloc and free stack
   traces collection (default: ``on``).
 
-- ``kasan.fault=report`` or ``=panic`` controls whether to only print a KASAN
-  report or also panic the kernel (default: ``report``). The panic happens even
-  if ``kasan_multi_shot`` is enabled.
-
 Implementation details
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