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Description of problem:


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

tuned-2.9.0-1.el7.noarch

How reproducible:

Create a custom profile named test-profile, with the following configuration. 

/etc/tuned/test-profile/tuned.conf

[main]
include=throughput-performance

[sysctl]
replace=1
vm.swappiness=15


Steps to Reproduce:
1. tuned-adm profile test-profile
2. tuned-adm active shows test-profile


Actual results:

[root@XX tuned]# sysctl vm.swappiness
vm.swappiness = 10
[root@XX tuned]# sysctl vm.dirty_ratio
vm.dirty_ratio = 40 # This should the default value for vm.dirty_ratio and show the configured value on throughput-performance profile


Expected results:

[root@XX tuned]# sysctl vm.swappiness
vm.swappiness = 10
[root@XX tuned]# sysctl vm.dirty_ratio
vm.dirty_ratio = 20 # This should be proper value for vm.dirty_ratio as this is the default on RHEL 7.5

Additional info:

Modifying the configuration for /etc/tuned/test-profile/tuned.conf

[main]
include=throughput-performance

[sysctl]
replace=true # <---- Set this to true (all lower case)
vm.swappiness=15

It works.

But the documentation from tuned.conf(5) instructs to set the value for replace to 0 or 1.

I'm a bit confused from your actual/expected results. Do I understand it correctly that this is simply a request to make 'replace=1' behave the same way as 'replace=true'?

Thanks.

Documentation doesn't reference replace=true only replace=1.

So the request will be to update the documentation or the make 'replace=1' work the same as 'replace=true'

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2201