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authorDavid Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com>2009-09-20 08:55:36 -0400
committerDavid Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com>2009-09-20 08:55:36 -0400
commit6469f540ea37d53db089c8fea9c0c77a3d9353d4 (patch)
tree1dc9dc077150d57f4424cae49e711b5dd6e903a1 /Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
parent304e6d5fe294b80e6d3107f99ec241816390ebcc (diff)
parent78f28b7c555359c67c2a0d23f7436e915329421e (diff)
Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6
Conflicts: drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c Merged in order that I can apply the Nomadik nand/onenand support patches.
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@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
57 ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled. 57 ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled.
58 ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled. 58 ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
59 JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled. 59 JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled.
60 KVM Kernel Virtual Machine support is enabled.
60 LIBATA Libata driver is enabled 61 LIBATA Libata driver is enabled
61 LP Printer support is enabled. 62 LP Printer support is enabled.
62 LOOP Loopback device support is enabled. 63 LOOP Loopback device support is enabled.
@@ -1098,6 +1099,44 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1098 kstack=N [X86] Print N words from the kernel stack 1099 kstack=N [X86] Print N words from the kernel stack
1099 in oops dumps. 1100 in oops dumps.
1100 1101
1102 kvm.ignore_msrs=[KVM] Ignore guest accesses to unhandled MSRs.
1103 Default is 0 (don't ignore, but inject #GP)
1104
1105 kvm.oos_shadow= [KVM] Disable out-of-sync shadow paging.
1106 Default is 1 (enabled)
1107
1108 kvm-amd.nested= [KVM,AMD] Allow nested virtualization in KVM/SVM.
1109 Default is 0 (off)
1110
1111 kvm-amd.npt= [KVM,AMD] Disable nested paging (virtualized MMU)
1112 for all guests.
1113 Default is 1 (enabled) if in 64bit or 32bit-PAE mode
1114
1115 kvm-intel.bypass_guest_pf=
1116 [KVM,Intel] Disables bypassing of guest page faults
1117 on Intel chips. Default is 1 (enabled)
1118
1119 kvm-intel.ept= [KVM,Intel] Disable extended page tables
1120 (virtualized MMU) support on capable Intel chips.
1121 Default is 1 (enabled)
1122
1123 kvm-intel.emulate_invalid_guest_state=
1124 [KVM,Intel] Enable emulation of invalid guest states
1125 Default is 0 (disabled)
1126
1127 kvm-intel.flexpriority=
1128 [KVM,Intel] Disable FlexPriority feature (TPR shadow).
1129 Default is 1 (enabled)
1130
1131 kvm-intel.unrestricted_guest=
1132 [KVM,Intel] Disable unrestricted guest feature
1133 (virtualized real and unpaged mode) on capable
1134 Intel chips. Default is 1 (enabled)
1135
1136 kvm-intel.vpid= [KVM,Intel] Disable Virtual Processor Identification
1137 feature (tagged TLBs) on capable Intel chips.
1138 Default is 1 (enabled)
1139
1101 l2cr= [PPC] 1140 l2cr= [PPC]
1102 1141
1103 l3cr= [PPC] 1142 l3cr= [PPC]
@@ -1247,6 +1286,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1247 (machvec) in a generic kernel. 1286 (machvec) in a generic kernel.
1248 Example: machvec=hpzx1_swiotlb 1287 Example: machvec=hpzx1_swiotlb
1249 1288
1289 machtype= [Loongson] Share the same kernel image file between different
1290 yeeloong laptop.
1291 Example: machtype=lemote-yeeloong-2f-7inch
1292
1250 max_addr=nn[KMG] [KNL,BOOT,ia64] All physical memory greater 1293 max_addr=nn[KMG] [KNL,BOOT,ia64] All physical memory greater
1251 than or equal to this physical address is ignored. 1294 than or equal to this physical address is ignored.
1252 1295
@@ -1503,6 +1546,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1503 [NFS] set the TCP port on which the NFSv4 callback 1546 [NFS] set the TCP port on which the NFSv4 callback
1504 channel should listen. 1547 channel should listen.
1505 1548
1549 nfs.cache_getent=
1550 [NFS] sets the pathname to the program which is used
1551 to update the NFS client cache entries.
1552
1553 nfs.cache_getent_timeout=
1554 [NFS] sets the timeout after which an attempt to
1555 update a cache entry is deemed to have failed.
1556
1506 nfs.idmap_cache_timeout= 1557 nfs.idmap_cache_timeout=
1507 [NFS] set the maximum lifetime for idmapper cache 1558 [NFS] set the maximum lifetime for idmapper cache
1508 entries. 1559 entries.
@@ -1514,7 +1565,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1514 of returning the full 64-bit number. 1565 of returning the full 64-bit number.
1515 The default is to return 64-bit inode numbers. 1566 The default is to return 64-bit inode numbers.
1516 1567
1517 nmi_debug= [KNL,AVR32] Specify one or more actions to take 1568 nmi_debug= [KNL,AVR32,SH] Specify one or more actions to take
1518 when a NMI is triggered. 1569 when a NMI is triggered.
1519 Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die] 1570 Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die]
1520 1571
@@ -1535,6 +1586,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1535 symbolic names: lapic and ioapic 1586 symbolic names: lapic and ioapic
1536 Example: nmi_watchdog=2 or nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic 1587 Example: nmi_watchdog=2 or nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic
1537 1588
1589 netpoll.carrier_timeout=
1590 [NET] Specifies amount of time (in seconds) that
1591 netpoll should wait for a carrier. By default netpoll
1592 waits 4 seconds.
1593
1538 no387 [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel to use the 387 maths 1594 no387 [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel to use the 387 maths
1539 emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor 1595 emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor
1540 is present. 1596 is present.
@@ -1919,11 +1975,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1919 Format: { 0 | 1 } 1975 Format: { 0 | 1 }
1920 See arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c 1976 See arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c
1921 1977
1922 percpu_alloc= [X86] Select which percpu first chunk allocator to use. 1978 percpu_alloc= Select which percpu first chunk allocator to use.
1923 Allowed values are one of "lpage", "embed" and "4k". 1979 Currently supported values are "embed" and "page".
1924 See comments in arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c for 1980 Archs may support subset or none of the selections.
1925 details on each allocator. This parameter is primarily 1981 See comments in mm/percpu.c for details on each
1926 for debugging and performance comparison. 1982 allocator. This parameter is primarily for debugging
1983 and performance comparison.
1927 1984
1928 pf. [PARIDE] 1985 pf. [PARIDE]
1929 See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt. 1986 See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
@@ -2395,6 +2452,18 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
2395 stifb= [HW] 2452 stifb= [HW]
2396 Format: bpp:<bpp1>[:<bpp2>[:<bpp3>...]] 2453 Format: bpp:<bpp1>[:<bpp2>[:<bpp3>...]]
2397 2454
2455 sunrpc.min_resvport=
2456 sunrpc.max_resvport=
2457 [NFS,SUNRPC]
2458 SunRPC servers often require that client requests
2459 originate from a privileged port (i.e. a port in the
2460 range 0 < portnr < 1024).
2461 An administrator who wishes to reserve some of these
2462 ports for other uses may adjust the range that the
2463 kernel's sunrpc client considers to be privileged
2464 using these two parameters to set the minimum and
2465 maximum port values.
2466
2398 sunrpc.pool_mode= 2467 sunrpc.pool_mode=
2399 [NFS] 2468 [NFS]
2400 Control how the NFS server code allocates CPUs to 2469 Control how the NFS server code allocates CPUs to
@@ -2411,6 +2480,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
2411 pernode one pool for each NUMA node (equivalent 2480 pernode one pool for each NUMA node (equivalent
2412 to global on non-NUMA machines) 2481 to global on non-NUMA machines)
2413 2482
2483 sunrpc.tcp_slot_table_entries=
2484 sunrpc.udp_slot_table_entries=
2485 [NFS,SUNRPC]
2486 Sets the upper limit on the number of simultaneous
2487 RPC calls that can be sent from the client to a
2488 server. Increasing these values may allow you to
2489 improve throughput, but will also increase the
2490 amount of memory reserved for use by the client.
2491
2414 swiotlb= [IA-64] Number of I/O TLB slabs 2492 swiotlb= [IA-64] Number of I/O TLB slabs
2415 2493
2416 switches= [HW,M68k] 2494 switches= [HW,M68k]
@@ -2480,6 +2558,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
2480 trace_buf_size=nn[KMG] 2558 trace_buf_size=nn[KMG]
2481 [FTRACE] will set tracing buffer size. 2559 [FTRACE] will set tracing buffer size.
2482 2560
2561 trace_event=[event-list]
2562 [FTRACE] Set and start specified trace events in order
2563 to facilitate early boot debugging.
2564 See also Documentation/trace/events.txt
2565
2483 trix= [HW,OSS] MediaTrix AudioTrix Pro 2566 trix= [HW,OSS] MediaTrix AudioTrix Pro
2484 Format: 2567 Format:
2485 <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<sb_io>,<sb_irq>,<sb_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq> 2568 <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<sb_io>,<sb_irq>,<sb_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>