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@@ -198,59 +198,42 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
198 that require a timer override, but don't have 198 that require a timer override, but don't have
199 HPET 199 HPET
200 200
201 acpi.debug_layer= [HW,ACPI] 201 acpi_backlight= [HW,ACPI]
202 acpi_backlight=vendor
203 acpi_backlight=video
204 If set to vendor, prefer vendor specific driver
205 (e.g. thinkpad_acpi, sony_acpi, etc.) instead
206 of the ACPI video.ko driver.
207
208 acpi_display_output= [HW,ACPI]
209 acpi_display_output=vendor
210 acpi_display_output=video
211 See above.
212
213 acpi.debug_layer= [HW,ACPI,ACPI_DEBUG]
214 acpi.debug_level= [HW,ACPI,ACPI_DEBUG]
202 Format: <int> 215 Format: <int>
203 Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug layer, 216 CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled to produce any ACPI
204 1: enable, 0: disable. It is useful for boot time 217 debug output. Bits in debug_layer correspond to a
205 debugging. After system has booted up, it can be set 218 _COMPONENT in an ACPI source file, e.g.,
206 via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_layer. 219 #define _COMPONENT ACPI_PCI_COMPONENT
207 CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce any output. 220 Bits in debug_level correspond to a level in
208 Available bits (add the numbers together) to enable debug output 221 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT statements, e.g.,
209 for specific parts of the ACPI subsystem: 222 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, ...
210 0x01 utilities 0x02 hardware 0x04 events 0x08 tables 223 See Documentation/acpi/debug.txt for more information
211 0x10 namespace 0x20 parser 0x40 dispatcher 224 about debug layers and levels.
212 0x80 executer 0x100 resources 0x200 acpica debugger 225
213 0x400 os services 0x800 acpica disassembler. 226 Enable AML "Debug" output, i.e., stores to the Debug
214 The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex. 227 object while interpreting AML:
215 Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of 228 acpi.debug_layer=0xffffffff acpi.debug_level=0x2
216 output and make your system unusable. Be very careful. 229 Enable PCI/PCI interrupt routing info messages:
217 230 acpi.debug_layer=0x400000 acpi.debug_level=0x4
218 acpi.debug_level= [HW,ACPI] 231 Enable all messages related to ACPI hardware:
219 Format: <int> 232 acpi.debug_layer=0x2 acpi.debug_level=0xffffffff
220 Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug level, 233
221 which corresponds to the level in an ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT 234 Some values produce so much output that the system is
222 statement. After system has booted up, this mask 235 unusable. The "log_buf_len" parameter may be useful
223 can be set via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_level. 236 if you need to capture more output.
224
225 CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce
226 any output. The number can be in decimal or prefixed
227 with 0x in hex. Some of these options produce so much
228 output that the system is unusable.
229
230 The following global components are defined by the
231 ACPI CA:
232 0x01 error
233 0x02 warn
234 0x04 init
235 0x08 debug object
236 0x10 info
237 0x20 init names
238 0x40 parse
239 0x80 load
240 0x100 dispatch
241 0x200 execute
242 0x400 names
243 0x800 operation region
244 0x1000 bfield
245 0x2000 tables
246 0x4000 values
247 0x8000 objects
248 0x10000 resources
249 0x20000 user requests
250 0x40000 package
251 The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex.
252 Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of
253 output and make your system unusable. Be very careful.
254 237
255 acpi.power_nocheck= [HW,ACPI] 238 acpi.power_nocheck= [HW,ACPI]
256 Format: 1/0 enable/disable the check of power state. 239 Format: 1/0 enable/disable the check of power state.
@@ -646,7 +629,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
646 629
647 digiepca= [HW,SERIAL] 630 digiepca= [HW,SERIAL]
648 See drivers/char/README.epca and 631 See drivers/char/README.epca and
649 Documentation/digiepca.txt. 632 Documentation/serial/digiepca.txt.
650 633
651 disable_mtrr_cleanup [X86] 634 disable_mtrr_cleanup [X86]
652 enable_mtrr_cleanup [X86] 635 enable_mtrr_cleanup [X86]
@@ -757,7 +740,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
757 See header of drivers/scsi/fdomain.c. 740 See header of drivers/scsi/fdomain.c.
758 741
759 floppy= [HW] 742 floppy= [HW]
760 See Documentation/floppy.txt. 743 See Documentation/blockdev/floppy.txt.
761 744
762 force_pal_cache_flush 745 force_pal_cache_flush
763 [IA-64] Avoid check_sal_cache_flush which may hang on 746 [IA-64] Avoid check_sal_cache_flush which may hang on
@@ -1126,7 +1109,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1126 the same attribute, the last one is used. 1109 the same attribute, the last one is used.
1127 1110
1128 load_ramdisk= [RAM] List of ramdisks to load from floppy 1111 load_ramdisk= [RAM] List of ramdisks to load from floppy
1129 See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. 1112 See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt.
1130 1113
1131 lockd.nlm_grace_period=P [NFS] Assign grace period. 1114 lockd.nlm_grace_period=P [NFS] Assign grace period.
1132 Format: <integer> 1115 Format: <integer>
@@ -1621,7 +1604,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1621 1604
1622 pcd. [PARIDE] 1605 pcd. [PARIDE]
1623 See header of drivers/block/paride/pcd.c. 1606 See header of drivers/block/paride/pcd.c.
1624 See also Documentation/paride.txt. 1607 See also Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
1625 1608
1626 pci=option[,option...] [PCI] various PCI subsystem options: 1609 pci=option[,option...] [PCI] various PCI subsystem options:
1627 off [X86] don't probe for the PCI bus 1610 off [X86] don't probe for the PCI bus
@@ -1722,7 +1705,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1722 pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4 1705 pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4
1723 1706
1724 pd. [PARIDE] 1707 pd. [PARIDE]
1725 See Documentation/paride.txt. 1708 See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
1726 1709
1727 pdcchassis= [PARISC,HW] Disable/Enable PDC Chassis Status codes at 1710 pdcchassis= [PARISC,HW] Disable/Enable PDC Chassis Status codes at
1728 boot time. 1711 boot time.
@@ -1730,10 +1713,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1730 See arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c 1713 See arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c
1731 1714
1732 pf. [PARIDE] 1715 pf. [PARIDE]
1733 See Documentation/paride.txt. 1716 See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
1734 1717
1735 pg. [PARIDE] 1718 pg. [PARIDE]
1736 See Documentation/paride.txt. 1719 See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
1737 1720
1738 pirq= [SMP,APIC] Manual mp-table setup 1721 pirq= [SMP,APIC] Manual mp-table setup
1739 See Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt. 1722 See Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt.
@@ -1803,7 +1786,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1803 1786
1804 prompt_ramdisk= [RAM] List of RAM disks to prompt for floppy disk 1787 prompt_ramdisk= [RAM] List of RAM disks to prompt for floppy disk
1805 before loading. 1788 before loading.
1806 See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. 1789 See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt.
1807 1790
1808 psmouse.proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to 1791 psmouse.proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to
1809 probe for; one of (bare|imps|exps|lifebook|any). 1792 probe for; one of (bare|imps|exps|lifebook|any).
@@ -1823,7 +1806,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1823 <io>,<mss_io>,<mss_irq>,<mss_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq> 1806 <io>,<mss_io>,<mss_irq>,<mss_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>
1824 1807
1825 pt. [PARIDE] 1808 pt. [PARIDE]
1826 See Documentation/paride.txt. 1809 See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
1827 1810
1828 pty.legacy_count= 1811 pty.legacy_count=
1829 [KNL] Number of legacy pty's. Overwrites compiled-in 1812 [KNL] Number of legacy pty's. Overwrites compiled-in
@@ -1837,10 +1820,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1837 See Documentation/md.txt. 1820 See Documentation/md.txt.
1838 1821
1839 ramdisk_blocksize= [RAM] 1822 ramdisk_blocksize= [RAM]
1840 See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. 1823 See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt.
1841 1824
1842 ramdisk_size= [RAM] Sizes of RAM disks in kilobytes 1825 ramdisk_size= [RAM] Sizes of RAM disks in kilobytes
1843 See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. 1826 See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt.
1844 1827
1845 rcupdate.blimit= [KNL,BOOT] 1828 rcupdate.blimit= [KNL,BOOT]
1846 Set maximum number of finished RCU callbacks to process 1829 Set maximum number of finished RCU callbacks to process
@@ -2172,7 +2155,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
2172 See Documentation/sonypi.txt 2155 See Documentation/sonypi.txt
2173 2156
2174 specialix= [HW,SERIAL] Specialix multi-serial port adapter 2157 specialix= [HW,SERIAL] Specialix multi-serial port adapter
2175 See Documentation/specialix.txt. 2158 See Documentation/serial/specialix.txt.
2176 2159
2177 spia_io_base= [HW,MTD] 2160 spia_io_base= [HW,MTD]
2178 spia_fio_base= 2161 spia_fio_base=