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author | Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> | 2010-05-12 17:19:01 -0400 |
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committer | Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> | 2010-05-12 17:20:33 -0400 |
commit | a9aa1d02de36b450990b0e25a88fc2ff1c3e6b94 (patch) | |
tree | 1f9d19f1642d263e65906a916a48be9339accc73 /Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |
parent | 5671a10e2bc7f99d9157c6044faf8be2ef302361 (diff) | |
parent | b57f95a38233a2e73b679bea4a5453a1cc2a1cc9 (diff) |
Merge commit 'v2.6.34-rc7' into perf/nmi
Merge reason: catch up with latest softlockup detector changes.
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 60 |
1 files changed, 52 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 736d45602886..839b21b0699a 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ parameter is applicable: | |||
54 | IMA Integrity measurement architecture is enabled. | 54 | IMA Integrity measurement architecture is enabled. |
55 | IOSCHED More than one I/O scheduler is enabled. | 55 | IOSCHED More than one I/O scheduler is enabled. |
56 | IP_PNP IP DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP is enabled. | 56 | IP_PNP IP DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP is enabled. |
57 | IPV6 IPv6 support is enabled. | ||
57 | ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled. | 58 | ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled. |
58 | ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled. | 59 | ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled. |
59 | JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled. | 60 | JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled. |
@@ -311,14 +312,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
311 | aic79xx= [HW,SCSI] | 312 | aic79xx= [HW,SCSI] |
312 | See Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt. | 313 | See Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt. |
313 | 314 | ||
315 | alignment= [KNL,ARM] | ||
316 | Allow the default userspace alignment fault handler | ||
317 | behaviour to be specified. Bit 0 enables warnings, | ||
318 | bit 1 enables fixups, and bit 2 sends a segfault. | ||
319 | |||
314 | amd_iommu= [HW,X86-84] | 320 | amd_iommu= [HW,X86-84] |
315 | Pass parameters to the AMD IOMMU driver in the system. | 321 | Pass parameters to the AMD IOMMU driver in the system. |
316 | Possible values are: | 322 | Possible values are: |
317 | isolate - enable device isolation (each device, as far | ||
318 | as possible, will get its own protection | ||
319 | domain) [default] | ||
320 | share - put every device behind one IOMMU into the | ||
321 | same protection domain | ||
322 | fullflush - enable flushing of IO/TLB entries when | 323 | fullflush - enable flushing of IO/TLB entries when |
323 | they are unmapped. Otherwise they are | 324 | they are unmapped. Otherwise they are |
324 | flushed before they will be reused, which | 325 | flushed before they will be reused, which |
@@ -347,6 +348,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
347 | Change the amount of debugging information output | 348 | Change the amount of debugging information output |
348 | when initialising the APIC and IO-APIC components. | 349 | when initialising the APIC and IO-APIC components. |
349 | 350 | ||
351 | autoconf= [IPV6] | ||
352 | See Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt. | ||
353 | |||
350 | show_lapic= [APIC,X86] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller | 354 | show_lapic= [APIC,X86] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller |
351 | Limit apic dumping. The parameter defines the maximal | 355 | Limit apic dumping. The parameter defines the maximal |
352 | number of local apics being dumped. Also it is possible | 356 | number of local apics being dumped. Also it is possible |
@@ -629,6 +633,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
629 | See drivers/char/README.epca and | 633 | See drivers/char/README.epca and |
630 | Documentation/serial/digiepca.txt. | 634 | Documentation/serial/digiepca.txt. |
631 | 635 | ||
636 | disable= [IPV6] | ||
637 | See Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt. | ||
638 | |||
639 | disable_ipv6= [IPV6] | ||
640 | See Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt. | ||
641 | |||
632 | disable_mtrr_cleanup [X86] | 642 | disable_mtrr_cleanup [X86] |
633 | The kernel tries to adjust MTRR layout from continuous | 643 | The kernel tries to adjust MTRR layout from continuous |
634 | to discrete, to make X server driver able to add WB | 644 | to discrete, to make X server driver able to add WB |
@@ -1184,7 +1194,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1184 | 1194 | ||
1185 | libata.force= [LIBATA] Force configurations. The format is comma | 1195 | libata.force= [LIBATA] Force configurations. The format is comma |
1186 | separated list of "[ID:]VAL" where ID is | 1196 | separated list of "[ID:]VAL" where ID is |
1187 | PORT[:DEVICE]. PORT and DEVICE are decimal numbers | 1197 | PORT[.DEVICE]. PORT and DEVICE are decimal numbers |
1188 | matching port, link or device. Basically, it matches | 1198 | matching port, link or device. Basically, it matches |
1189 | the ATA ID string printed on console by libata. If | 1199 | the ATA ID string printed on console by libata. If |
1190 | the whole ID part is omitted, the last PORT and DEVICE | 1200 | the whole ID part is omitted, the last PORT and DEVICE |
@@ -1729,6 +1739,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1729 | nomfgpt [X86-32] Disable Multi-Function General Purpose | 1739 | nomfgpt [X86-32] Disable Multi-Function General Purpose |
1730 | Timer usage (for AMD Geode machines). | 1740 | Timer usage (for AMD Geode machines). |
1731 | 1741 | ||
1742 | nopat [X86] Disable PAT (page attribute table extension of | ||
1743 | pagetables) support. | ||
1744 | |||
1732 | norandmaps Don't use address space randomization. Equivalent to | 1745 | norandmaps Don't use address space randomization. Equivalent to |
1733 | echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space | 1746 | echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space |
1734 | 1747 | ||
@@ -1772,6 +1785,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1772 | purges which is reported from either PAL_VM_SUMMARY or | 1785 | purges which is reported from either PAL_VM_SUMMARY or |
1773 | SAL PALO. | 1786 | SAL PALO. |
1774 | 1787 | ||
1788 | nr_cpus= [SMP] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel | ||
1789 | could support. nr_cpus=n : n >= 1 limits the kernel to | ||
1790 | supporting 'n' processors. Later in runtime you can not | ||
1791 | use hotplug cpu feature to put more cpu back to online. | ||
1792 | just like you compile the kernel NR_CPUS=n | ||
1793 | |||
1775 | nr_uarts= [SERIAL] maximum number of UARTs to be registered. | 1794 | nr_uarts= [SERIAL] maximum number of UARTs to be registered. |
1776 | 1795 | ||
1777 | numa_zonelist_order= [KNL, BOOT] Select zonelist order for NUMA. | 1796 | numa_zonelist_order= [KNL, BOOT] Select zonelist order for NUMA. |
@@ -1939,8 +1958,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1939 | IRQ routing is enabled. | 1958 | IRQ routing is enabled. |
1940 | noacpi [X86] Do not use ACPI for IRQ routing | 1959 | noacpi [X86] Do not use ACPI for IRQ routing |
1941 | or for PCI scanning. | 1960 | or for PCI scanning. |
1942 | use_crs [X86] Use _CRS for PCI resource | 1961 | use_crs [X86] Use PCI host bridge window information |
1943 | allocation. | 1962 | from ACPI. On BIOSes from 2008 or later, this |
1963 | is enabled by default. If you need to use this, | ||
1964 | please report a bug. | ||
1965 | nocrs [X86] Ignore PCI host bridge windows from ACPI. | ||
1966 | If you need to use this, please report a bug. | ||
1944 | routeirq Do IRQ routing for all PCI devices. | 1967 | routeirq Do IRQ routing for all PCI devices. |
1945 | This is normally done in pci_enable_device(), | 1968 | This is normally done in pci_enable_device(), |
1946 | so this option is a temporary workaround | 1969 | so this option is a temporary workaround |
@@ -1989,6 +2012,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1989 | force Enable ASPM even on devices that claim not to support it. | 2012 | force Enable ASPM even on devices that claim not to support it. |
1990 | WARNING: Forcing ASPM on may cause system lockups. | 2013 | WARNING: Forcing ASPM on may cause system lockups. |
1991 | 2014 | ||
2015 | pcie_pme= [PCIE,PM] Native PCIe PME signaling options: | ||
2016 | off Do not use native PCIe PME signaling. | ||
2017 | force Use native PCIe PME signaling even if the BIOS refuses | ||
2018 | to allow the kernel to control the relevant PCIe config | ||
2019 | registers. | ||
2020 | nomsi Do not use MSI for native PCIe PME signaling (this makes | ||
2021 | all PCIe root ports use INTx for everything). | ||
2022 | |||
1992 | pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4 | 2023 | pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4 |
1993 | 2024 | ||
1994 | pd. [PARIDE] | 2025 | pd. [PARIDE] |
@@ -2694,6 +2725,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
2694 | medium is write-protected). | 2725 | medium is write-protected). |
2695 | Example: quirks=0419:aaf5:rl,0421:0433:rc | 2726 | Example: quirks=0419:aaf5:rl,0421:0433:rc |
2696 | 2727 | ||
2728 | userpte= | ||
2729 | [X86] Flags controlling user PTE allocations. | ||
2730 | |||
2731 | nohigh = do not allocate PTE pages in | ||
2732 | HIGHMEM regardless of setting | ||
2733 | of CONFIG_HIGHPTE. | ||
2734 | |||
2697 | vdso= [X86,SH] | 2735 | vdso= [X86,SH] |
2698 | vdso=2: enable compat VDSO (default with COMPAT_VDSO) | 2736 | vdso=2: enable compat VDSO (default with COMPAT_VDSO) |
2699 | vdso=1: enable VDSO (default) | 2737 | vdso=1: enable VDSO (default) |
@@ -2787,6 +2825,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
2787 | default x2apic cluster mode on platforms | 2825 | default x2apic cluster mode on platforms |
2788 | supporting x2apic. | 2826 | supporting x2apic. |
2789 | 2827 | ||
2828 | x86_mrst_timer= [X86-32,APBT] | ||
2829 | Choose timer option for x86 Moorestown MID platform. | ||
2830 | Two valid options are apbt timer only and lapic timer | ||
2831 | plus one apbt timer for broadcast timer. | ||
2832 | x86_mrst_timer=apbt_only | lapic_and_apbt | ||
2833 | |||
2790 | xd= [HW,XT] Original XT pre-IDE (RLL encoded) disks. | 2834 | xd= [HW,XT] Original XT pre-IDE (RLL encoded) disks. |
2791 | xd_geo= See header of drivers/block/xd.c. | 2835 | xd_geo= See header of drivers/block/xd.c. |
2792 | 2836 | ||