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authorThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2011-03-12 07:22:22 -0500
committerThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2011-03-12 07:22:28 -0500
commitcfe08bba1e0017d94a8f738a195d3a2b479327e3 (patch)
tree4546939fd9fbddc978b6eaa0299b03177e9e643b /Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
parent58bff947e2d164c7e5cbf7f485e4b3d4884befeb (diff)
parentabb0052289e58140d933b29491f59e4be0a19727 (diff)
Merge branch 'x86/apic' into x86/irq
Reason: Update to latest genirq code conflicts with pending apic changes Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ a fixed number of characters. This limit depends on the architecture
144and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file 144and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
145./include/asm/setup.h as COMMAND_LINE_SIZE. 145./include/asm/setup.h as COMMAND_LINE_SIZE.
146 146
147Finally, the [KMG] suffix is commonly described after a number of kernel
148parameter values. These 'K', 'M', and 'G' letters represent the _binary_
149multipliers 'Kilo', 'Mega', and 'Giga', equalling 2^10, 2^20, and 2^30
150bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
151
147 152
148 acpi= [HW,ACPI,X86] 153 acpi= [HW,ACPI,X86]
149 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 154 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
@@ -545,16 +550,20 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
545 Format: 550 Format:
546 <first_slot>,<last_slot>,<port>,<enum_bit>[,<debug>] 551 <first_slot>,<last_slot>,<port>,<enum_bit>[,<debug>]
547 552
548 crashkernel=nn[KMG]@ss[KMG] 553 crashkernel=size[KMG][@offset[KMG]]
549 [KNL] Reserve a chunk of physical memory to 554 [KNL] Using kexec, Linux can switch to a 'crash kernel'
550 hold a kernel to switch to with kexec on panic. 555 upon panic. This parameter reserves the physical
556 memory region [offset, offset + size] for that kernel
557 image. If '@offset' is omitted, then a suitable offset
558 is selected automatically. Check
559 Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt for further details.
551 560
552 crashkernel=range1:size1[,range2:size2,...][@offset] 561 crashkernel=range1:size1[,range2:size2,...][@offset]
553 [KNL] Same as above, but depends on the memory 562 [KNL] Same as above, but depends on the memory
554 in the running system. The syntax of range is 563 in the running system. The syntax of range is
555 start-[end] where start and end are both 564 start-[end] where start and end are both
556 a memory unit (amount[KMG]). See also 565 a memory unit (amount[KMG]). See also
557 Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt for a example. 566 Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt for an example.
558 567
559 cs89x0_dma= [HW,NET] 568 cs89x0_dma= [HW,NET]
560 Format: <dma> 569 Format: <dma>
@@ -1262,10 +1271,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1262 6 (KERN_INFO) informational 1271 6 (KERN_INFO) informational
1263 7 (KERN_DEBUG) debug-level messages 1272 7 (KERN_DEBUG) debug-level messages
1264 1273
1265 log_buf_len=n Sets the size of the printk ring buffer, in bytes. 1274 log_buf_len=n[KMG] Sets the size of the printk ring buffer,
1266 Format: { n | nk | nM } 1275 in bytes. n must be a power of two. The default
1267 n must be a power of two. The default size 1276 size is set in the kernel config file.
1268 is set in the kernel config file.
1269 1277
1270 logo.nologo [FB] Disables display of the built-in Linux logo. 1278 logo.nologo [FB] Disables display of the built-in Linux logo.
1271 This may be used to provide more screen space for 1279 This may be used to provide more screen space for