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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if:
37 IA-32 IA-32 aka i386 architecture is enabled. 37 IA-32 IA-32 aka i386 architecture is enabled.
38 IA-64 IA-64 architecture is enabled. 38 IA-64 IA-64 architecture is enabled.
39 IOSCHED More than one I/O scheduler is enabled. 39 IOSCHED More than one I/O scheduler is enabled.
40 IP_PNP IP DCHP, BOOTP, or RARP is enabled. 40 IP_PNP IP DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP is enabled.
41 ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled. 41 ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled.
42 ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled. 42 ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
43 JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled. 43 JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled.
@@ -622,6 +622,17 @@ running once the system is up.
622 ips= [HW,SCSI] Adaptec / IBM ServeRAID controller 622 ips= [HW,SCSI] Adaptec / IBM ServeRAID controller
623 See header of drivers/scsi/ips.c. 623 See header of drivers/scsi/ips.c.
624 624
625 irqfixup [HW]
626 When an interrupt is not handled search all handlers
627 for it. Intended to get systems with badly broken
628 firmware running.
629
630 irqpoll [HW]
631 When an interrupt is not handled search all handlers
632 for it. Also check all handlers each timer
633 interrupt. Intended to get systems with badly broken
634 firmware running.
635
625 isapnp= [ISAPNP] 636 isapnp= [ISAPNP]
626 Format: <RDP>, <reset>, <pci_scan>, <verbosity> 637 Format: <RDP>, <reset>, <pci_scan>, <verbosity>
627 638
@@ -747,6 +758,9 @@ running once the system is up.
747 maxcpus= [SMP] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel 758 maxcpus= [SMP] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel
748 should make use of 759 should make use of
749 760
761 max_addr=[KMG] [KNL,BOOT,ia64] All physical memory greater than or
762 equal to this physical address is ignored.
763
750 max_luns= [SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs to probe 764 max_luns= [SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs to probe
751 Should be between 1 and 2^32-1. 765 Should be between 1 and 2^32-1.
752 766
@@ -1030,6 +1044,10 @@ running once the system is up.
1030 irqmask=0xMMMM [IA-32] Set a bit mask of IRQs allowed to be assigned 1044 irqmask=0xMMMM [IA-32] Set a bit mask of IRQs allowed to be assigned
1031 automatically to PCI devices. You can make the kernel 1045 automatically to PCI devices. You can make the kernel
1032 exclude IRQs of your ISA cards this way. 1046 exclude IRQs of your ISA cards this way.
1047 pirqaddr=0xAAAAA [IA-32] Specify the physical address
1048 of the PIRQ table (normally generated
1049 by the BIOS) if it is outside the
1050 F0000h-100000h range.
1033 lastbus=N [IA-32] Scan all buses till bus #N. Can be useful 1051 lastbus=N [IA-32] Scan all buses till bus #N. Can be useful
1034 if the kernel is unable to find your secondary buses 1052 if the kernel is unable to find your secondary buses
1035 and you want to tell it explicitly which ones they are. 1053 and you want to tell it explicitly which ones they are.
@@ -1115,7 +1133,7 @@ running once the system is up.
1115 See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. 1133 See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
1116 1134
1117 psmouse.proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to 1135 psmouse.proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to
1118 probe for (bare|imps|exps). 1136 probe for (bare|imps|exps|lifebook|any).
1119 psmouse.rate= [HW,MOUSE] Set desired mouse report rate, in reports 1137 psmouse.rate= [HW,MOUSE] Set desired mouse report rate, in reports
1120 per second. 1138 per second.
1121 psmouse.resetafter= 1139 psmouse.resetafter=