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@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus
17 17
18 usbcore.blinkenlights=1 18 usbcore.blinkenlights=1
19 19
20Hyphens (dashes) and underscores are equivalent in parameter names, so
21 log_buf_len=1M print-fatal-signals=1
22can also be entered as
23 log-buf-len=1M print_fatal_signals=1
24
25
20This document may not be entirely up to date and comprehensive. The command 26This document may not be entirely up to date and comprehensive. The command
21"modinfo -p ${modulename}" shows a current list of all parameters of a loadable 27"modinfo -p ${modulename}" shows a current list of all parameters of a loadable
22module. Loadable modules, after being loaded into the running kernel, also 28module. Loadable modules, after being loaded into the running kernel, also
@@ -345,7 +351,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
345 not play well with APC CPU idle - disable it if you have 351 not play well with APC CPU idle - disable it if you have
346 APC and your system crashes randomly. 352 APC and your system crashes randomly.
347 353
348 apic= [APIC,i386] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller 354 apic= [APIC,X86-32] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
349 Change the output verbosity whilst booting 355 Change the output verbosity whilst booting
350 Format: { quiet (default) | verbose | debug } 356 Format: { quiet (default) | verbose | debug }
351 Change the amount of debugging information output 357 Change the amount of debugging information output
@@ -702,7 +708,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
702 to discrete, to make X server driver able to add WB 708 to discrete, to make X server driver able to add WB
703 entry later. This parameter enables that. 709 entry later. This parameter enables that.
704 710
705 enable_timer_pin_1 [i386,x86-64] 711 enable_timer_pin_1 [X86]
706 Enable PIN 1 of APIC timer 712 Enable PIN 1 of APIC timer
707 Can be useful to work around chipset bugs 713 Can be useful to work around chipset bugs
708 (in particular on some ATI chipsets). 714 (in particular on some ATI chipsets).
@@ -775,7 +781,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
775 781
776 hashdist= [KNL,NUMA] Large hashes allocated during boot 782 hashdist= [KNL,NUMA] Large hashes allocated during boot
777 are distributed across NUMA nodes. Defaults on 783 are distributed across NUMA nodes. Defaults on
778 for IA-64, off otherwise. 784 for 64bit NUMA, off otherwise.
779 Format: 0 | 1 (for off | on) 785 Format: 0 | 1 (for off | on)
780 786
781 hcl= [IA-64] SGI's Hardware Graph compatibility layer 787 hcl= [IA-64] SGI's Hardware Graph compatibility layer
@@ -1529,6 +1535,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1529 register save and restore. The kernel will only save 1535 register save and restore. The kernel will only save
1530 legacy floating-point registers on task switch. 1536 legacy floating-point registers on task switch.
1531 1537
1538 noxsave [BUGS=X86] Disables x86 extended register state save
1539 and restore using xsave. The kernel will fallback to
1540 enabling legacy floating-point and sse state.
1541
1532 nohlt [BUGS=ARM,SH] Tells the kernel that the sleep(SH) or 1542 nohlt [BUGS=ARM,SH] Tells the kernel that the sleep(SH) or
1533 wfi(ARM) instruction doesn't work correctly and not to 1543 wfi(ARM) instruction doesn't work correctly and not to
1534 use it. This is also useful when using JTAG debugger. 1544 use it. This is also useful when using JTAG debugger.
@@ -1620,6 +1630,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1620 1630
1621 nowb [ARM] 1631 nowb [ARM]
1622 1632
1633 nox2apic [X86-64,APIC] Do not enable x2APIC mode.
1634
1623 nptcg= [IA64] Override max number of concurrent global TLB 1635 nptcg= [IA64] Override max number of concurrent global TLB
1624 purges which is reported from either PAL_VM_SUMMARY or 1636 purges which is reported from either PAL_VM_SUMMARY or
1625 SAL PALO. 1637 SAL PALO.