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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org>2007-10-19 23:36:17 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org>2007-10-19 23:36:17 -0400
commitc00046c279a2521075250fad682ca0acc10d4fd7 (patch)
tree78a7e9089c26f199ad9b0161bb564b7c1ca6daf9 /Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
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Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial: (74 commits) fix do_sys_open() prototype sysfs: trivial: fix sysfs_create_file kerneldoc spelling mistake Documentation: Fix typo in SubmitChecklist. Typo: depricated -> deprecated Add missing profile=kvm option to Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt fix typo about TBI in e1000 comment proc.txt: Add /proc/stat field small documentation fixes Fix compiler warning in smount example program from sharedsubtree.txt docs/sysfs: add missing word to sysfs attribute explanation documentation/ext3: grammar fixes Documentation/java.txt: typo and grammar fixes Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt: typo fix include/asm-*/system.h: remove unused set_rmb(), set_wmb() macros trivial copy_data_pages() tidy up Fix typo in arch/x86/kernel/tsc_32.c file link fix for Pegasus USB net driver help remove unused return within void return function Typo fixes retrun -> return x86 hpet.h: remove broken links ...
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@@ -222,9 +222,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
222 Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of 222 Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of
223 output and make your system unusable. Be very careful. 223 output and make your system unusable. Be very careful.
224 224
225
226 acpi_fake_ecdt [HW,ACPI] Workaround failure due to BIOS lacking ECDT
227
228 acpi_pm_good [X86-32,X86-64] 225 acpi_pm_good [X86-32,X86-64]
229 Override the pmtimer bug detection: force the kernel 226 Override the pmtimer bug detection: force the kernel
230 to assume that this machine's pmtimer latches its value 227 to assume that this machine's pmtimer latches its value
@@ -297,9 +294,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
297 apm= [APM] Advanced Power Management 294 apm= [APM] Advanced Power Management
298 See header of arch/i386/kernel/apm.c. 295 See header of arch/i386/kernel/apm.c.
299 296
300 applicom= [HW]
301 Format: <mem>,<irq>
302
303 arcrimi= [HW,NET] ARCnet - "RIM I" (entirely mem-mapped) cards 297 arcrimi= [HW,NET] ARCnet - "RIM I" (entirely mem-mapped) cards
304 Format: <io>,<irq>,<nodeID> 298 Format: <io>,<irq>,<nodeID>
305 299
@@ -345,12 +339,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
345 Format: <io>,<irq>,<mode> 339 Format: <io>,<irq>,<mode>
346 See header of drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_ser_hdx.c. 340 See header of drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_ser_hdx.c.
347 341
348 blkmtd_device= [HW,MTD]
349 blkmtd_erasesz=
350 blkmtd_ro=
351 blkmtd_bs=
352 blkmtd_count=
353
354 boot_delay= Milliseconds to delay each printk during boot. 342 boot_delay= Milliseconds to delay each printk during boot.
355 Values larger than 10 seconds (10000) are changed to 343 Values larger than 10 seconds (10000) are changed to
356 no delay (0). 344 no delay (0).
@@ -515,8 +503,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
515 cs89x0_media= [HW,NET] 503 cs89x0_media= [HW,NET]
516 Format: { rj45 | aui | bnc } 504 Format: { rj45 | aui | bnc }
517 505
518 cyclades= [HW,SERIAL] Cyclades multi-serial port adapter.
519
520 dasd= [HW,NET] 506 dasd= [HW,NET]
521 See header of drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c. 507 See header of drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c.
522 508
@@ -574,10 +560,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
574 See drivers/char/README.epca and 560 See drivers/char/README.epca and
575 Documentation/digiepca.txt. 561 Documentation/digiepca.txt.
576 562
577 dmascc= [HW,AX25,SERIAL] AX.25 Z80SCC driver with DMA
578 support available.
579 Format: <io_dev0>[,<io_dev1>[,..<io_dev32>]]
580
581 dmasound= [HW,OSS] Sound subsystem buffers 563 dmasound= [HW,OSS] Sound subsystem buffers
582 564
583 dscc4.setup= [NET] 565 dscc4.setup= [NET]
@@ -608,17 +590,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
608 0: polling mode 590 0: polling mode
609 non-0: interrupt mode (default) 591 non-0: interrupt mode (default)
610 592
611 eda= [HW,PS2]
612
613 edb= [HW,PS2]
614
615 edd= [EDD] 593 edd= [EDD]
616 Format: {"of[f]" | "sk[ipmbr]"} 594 Format: {"of[f]" | "sk[ipmbr]"}
617 See comment in arch/i386/boot/edd.S 595 See comment in arch/i386/boot/edd.S
618 596
619 eicon= [HW,ISDN]
620 Format: <id>,<membase>,<irq>
621
622 eisa_irq_edge= [PARISC,HW] 597 eisa_irq_edge= [PARISC,HW]
623 See header of drivers/parisc/eisa.c. 598 See header of drivers/parisc/eisa.c.
624 599
@@ -894,9 +869,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
894 lapic_timer_c2_ok [X86-32,x86-64,APIC] trust the local apic timer in 869 lapic_timer_c2_ok [X86-32,x86-64,APIC] trust the local apic timer in
895 C2 power state. 870 C2 power state.
896 871
897 lasi= [HW,SCSI] PARISC LASI driver for the 53c700 chip
898 Format: addr:<io>,irq:<irq>
899
900 libata.noacpi [LIBATA] Disables use of ACPI in libata suspend/resume 872 libata.noacpi [LIBATA] Disables use of ACPI in libata suspend/resume
901 when set. 873 when set.
902 Format: <int> 874 Format: <int>
@@ -1144,9 +1116,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1144 noapic [SMP,APIC] Tells the kernel to not make use of any 1116 noapic [SMP,APIC] Tells the kernel to not make use of any
1145 IOAPICs that may be present in the system. 1117 IOAPICs that may be present in the system.
1146 1118
1147 noasync [HW,M68K] Disables async and sync negotiation for
1148 all devices.
1149
1150 nobats [PPC] Do not use BATs for mapping kernel lowmem 1119 nobats [PPC] Do not use BATs for mapping kernel lowmem
1151 on "Classic" PPC cores. 1120 on "Classic" PPC cores.
1152 1121
@@ -1458,6 +1427,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1458 Param: <number> - step/bucket size as a power of 2 for 1427 Param: <number> - step/bucket size as a power of 2 for
1459 statistical time based profiling. 1428 statistical time based profiling.
1460 Param: "sleep" - profile D-state sleeping (millisecs) 1429 Param: "sleep" - profile D-state sleeping (millisecs)
1430 Param: "kvm" - profile VM exits.
1461 1431
1462 processor.max_cstate= [HW,ACPI] 1432 processor.max_cstate= [HW,ACPI]
1463 Limit processor to maximum C-state 1433 Limit processor to maximum C-state
@@ -1584,9 +1554,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1584 sa1100ir [NET] 1554 sa1100ir [NET]
1585 See drivers/net/irda/sa1100_ir.c. 1555 See drivers/net/irda/sa1100_ir.c.
1586 1556
1587 sb= [HW,OSS]
1588 Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>
1589
1590 sbni= [NET] Granch SBNI12 leased line adapter 1557 sbni= [NET] Granch SBNI12 leased line adapter
1591 1558
1592 sc1200wdt= [HW,WDT] SC1200 WDT (watchdog) driver 1559 sc1200wdt= [HW,WDT] SC1200 WDT (watchdog) driver
@@ -1630,8 +1597,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1630 1597
1631 serialnumber [BUGS=X86-32] 1598 serialnumber [BUGS=X86-32]
1632 1599
1633 sg_def_reserved_size= [SCSI]
1634
1635 shapers= [NET] 1600 shapers= [NET]
1636 Maximal number of shapers. 1601 Maximal number of shapers.
1637 1602
@@ -2022,10 +1987,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
2022 norandmaps Don't use address space randomization 1987 norandmaps Don't use address space randomization
2023 Equivalent to echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space 1988 Equivalent to echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space
2024 1989
2025 unwind_debug=N N > 0 will enable dwarf2 unwinder debugging
2026 This is useful to get more information why
2027 you got a "dwarf2 unwinder stuck"
2028
2029______________________________________________________________________ 1990______________________________________________________________________
2030 1991
2031TODO: 1992TODO: