x86: use possible_cpus=NUM to extend the possible cpus allowed

Impact: add new boot parameter

Use possible_cpus=NUM kernel parameter to extend the number of possible
cpus.

The ability to HOTPLUG ON cpus that are "possible" but not "present" is
dealt with in a later patch.

Signed-off-by: Mike Travis <travis@sgi.com>

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
index 94bbc27ddd4f..9d620c153b04 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
@@ -50,16 +50,17 @@ additional_cpus=n (*)	Use this to limit hotpluggable cpus. This option sets
                         cpu_possible_map = cpu_present_map + additional_cpus
 
 (*) Option valid only for following architectures
-- x86_64, ia64
+- ia64
 
-ia64 and x86_64 use the number of disabled local apics in ACPI tables MADT
-to determine the number of potentially hot-pluggable cpus. The implementation
-should only rely on this to count the # of cpus, but *MUST* not rely on the
-apicid values in those tables for disabled apics. In the event BIOS doesn't
-mark such hot-pluggable cpus as disabled entries, one could use this
-parameter "additional_cpus=x" to represent those cpus in the cpu_possible_map.
+ia64 uses the number of disabled local apics in ACPI tables MADT to
+determine the number of potentially hot-pluggable cpus. The implementation
+should only rely on this to count the # of cpus, but *MUST* not rely
+on the apicid values in those tables for disabled apics. In the event
+BIOS doesn't mark such hot-pluggable cpus as disabled entries, one could
+use this parameter "additional_cpus=x" to represent those cpus in the
+cpu_possible_map.
 
-possible_cpus=n         [s390 only] use this to set hotpluggable cpus.
+possible_cpus=n         [s390,x86_64] use this to set hotpluggable cpus.
                         This option sets possible_cpus bits in
                         cpu_possible_map. Thus keeping the numbers of bits set
                         constant even if the machine gets rebooted.