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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 22 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index f44bb5567c5..a998a8c2f95 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
@@ -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= |