Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6

1 files changed, 66 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index e0f346d201ed..a2d8805c03d5 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
         SPARC   Sparc architecture is enabled.
         SWSUSP  Software suspend (hibernation) is enabled.
         SUSPEND System suspend states are enabled.
+        FTRACE  Function tracing enabled.
         TS      Appropriate touchscreen support is enabled.
         USB     USB support is enabled.
         USBHID  USB Human Interface Device support is enabled.
@@ -220,14 +221,17 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         Bits in debug_level correspond to a level in
                         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT statements, e.g.,
                             ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, ...
-                        See Documentation/acpi/debug.txt for more information
-                        about debug layers and levels.
+                        The debug_level mask defaults to "info".  See
+                        Documentation/acpi/debug.txt for more information about
+                        debug layers and levels.
 
+                        Enable processor driver info messages:
+                            acpi.debug_layer=0x20000000
+                        Enable PCI/PCI interrupt routing info messages:
+                            acpi.debug_layer=0x400000
                         Enable AML "Debug" output, i.e., stores to the Debug
                         object while interpreting AML:
                             acpi.debug_layer=0xffffffff acpi.debug_level=0x2
-                        Enable PCI/PCI interrupt routing info messages:
-                            acpi.debug_layer=0x400000 acpi.debug_level=0x4
                         Enable all messages related to ACPI hardware:
                             acpi.debug_layer=0x2 acpi.debug_level=0xffffffff
 
@@ -750,6 +754,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         parameter will force ia64_sal_cache_flush to call
                         ia64_pal_cache_flush instead of SAL_CACHE_FLUSH.
 
+        ftrace=[tracer]
+                        [ftrace] will set and start the specified tracer
+                        as early as possible in order to facilitate early
+                        boot debugging.
+
+        ftrace_dump_on_oops
+                        [ftrace] will dump the trace buffers on oops.
+
         gamecon.map[2|3]=
                         [HW,JOY] Multisystem joystick and NES/SNES/PSX pad
                         support via parallel port (up to 5 devices per port)
@@ -811,6 +823,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
         hlt             [BUGS=ARM,SH]
 
+        hvc_iucv=       [S390] Number of z/VM IUCV Hypervisor console (HVC)
+                               back-ends. Valid parameters: 0..8
+
         i8042.debug     [HW] Toggle i8042 debug mode
         i8042.direct    [HW] Put keyboard port into non-translated mode
         i8042.dumbkbd   [HW] Pretend that controller can only read data from
@@ -1393,7 +1408,20 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         when a NMI is triggered.
                         Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die]
 
-        nmi_watchdog=   [KNL,BUGS=X86-32] Debugging features for SMP kernels
+        nmi_watchdog=   [KNL,BUGS=X86-32,X86-64] Debugging features for SMP kernels
+                        Format: [panic,][num]
+                        Valid num: 0,1,2
+                        0 - turn nmi_watchdog off
+                        1 - use the IO-APIC timer for the NMI watchdog
+                        2 - use the local APIC for the NMI watchdog using
+                        a performance counter. Note: This will use one performance
+                        counter and the local APIC's performance vector.
+                        When panic is specified panic when an NMI watchdog timeout occurs.
+                        This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and need the box
+                        quickly up again.
+                        Instead of 1 and 2 it is possible to use the following
+                        symbolic names: lapic and ioapic
+                        Example: nmi_watchdog=2 or nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic
 
         no387           [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel to use the 387 maths
                         emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor
@@ -1449,6 +1477,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         instruction doesn't work correctly and not to
                         use it.
 
+        no_file_caps    Tells the kernel not to honor file capabilities.  The
+                        only way then for a file to be executed with privilege
+                        is to be setuid root or executed by root.
+
         nohalt          [IA-64] Tells the kernel not to use the power saving
                         function PAL_HALT_LIGHT when idle. This increases
                         power-consumption. On the positive side, it reduces
@@ -1626,6 +1658,17 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                 nomsi           [MSI] If the PCI_MSI kernel config parameter is
                                 enabled, this kernel boot option can be used to
                                 disable the use of MSI interrupts system-wide.
+                noioapicquirk   [APIC] Disable all boot interrupt quirks.
+                                Safety option to keep boot IRQs enabled. This
+                                should never be necessary.
+                ioapicreroute   [APIC] Enable rerouting of boot IRQs to the
+                                primary IO-APIC for bridges that cannot disable
+                                boot IRQs. This fixes a source of spurious IRQs
+                                when the system masks IRQs.
+                noioapicreroute [APIC] Disable workaround that uses the
+                                boot IRQ equivalent of an IRQ that connects to
+                                a chipset where boot IRQs cannot be disabled.
+                                The opposite of ioapicreroute.
                 biosirq         [X86-32] Use PCI BIOS calls to get the interrupt
                                 routing table. These calls are known to be buggy
                                 on several machines and they hang the machine
@@ -2165,6 +2208,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
         st=             [HW,SCSI] SCSI tape parameters (buffers, etc.)
                         See Documentation/scsi/st.txt.
 
+        stacktrace      [FTRACE]
+                        Enabled the stack tracer on boot up.
+
         sti=            [PARISC,HW]
                         Format: <num>
                         Set the STI (builtin display/keyboard on the HP-PARISC
@@ -2249,12 +2295,27 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         See comment before function dc390_setup() in
                         drivers/scsi/tmscsim.c.
 
+        topology=       [S390]
+                        Format: {off | on}
+                        Specify if the kernel should make use of the cpu
+                        topology informations if the hardware supports these.
+                        The scheduler will make use of these informations and
+                        e.g. base its process migration decisions on it.
+                        Default is off.
+
         tp720=          [HW,PS2]
 
         trix=           [HW,OSS] MediaTrix AudioTrix Pro
                         Format:
                         <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<sb_io>,<sb_irq>,<sb_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>
 
+        tsc=            Disable clocksource-must-verify flag for TSC.
+                        Format: <string>
+                        [x86] reliable: mark tsc clocksource as reliable, this
+                        disables clocksource verification at runtime.
+                        Used to enable high-resolution timer mode on older
+                        hardware, and in virtualized environment.
+
         turbografx.map[2|3]=    [HW,JOY]
                         TurboGraFX parallel port interface
                         Format: