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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.osdl.org> | 2006-12-07 11:59:11 -0500 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.osdl.org> | 2006-12-07 11:59:11 -0500 |
commit | 4522d58275f124105819723e24e912c8e5bf3cdd (patch) | |
tree | b92c29014fadffe049c1925676037f0092b8d112 /Documentation | |
parent | 6cf24f031bc97cb5a7c9df3b6e73c45b628b2b28 (diff) | |
parent | 64a26a731235b59c9d73bbe82c1f896d57400d37 (diff) |
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://one.firstfloor.org/home/andi/git/linux-2.6
* 'for-linus' of git://one.firstfloor.org/home/andi/git/linux-2.6: (156 commits)
[PATCH] x86-64: Export smp_call_function_single
[PATCH] i386: Clean up smp_tune_scheduling()
[PATCH] unwinder: move .eh_frame to RODATA
[PATCH] unwinder: fully support linker generated .eh_frame_hdr section
[PATCH] x86-64: don't use set_irq_regs()
[PATCH] x86-64: check vector in setup_ioapic_dest to verify if need setup_IO_APIC_irq
[PATCH] x86-64: Make ix86 default to HIGHMEM4G instead of NOHIGHMEM
[PATCH] i386: replace kmalloc+memset with kzalloc
[PATCH] x86-64: remove remaining pc98 code
[PATCH] x86-64: remove unused variable
[PATCH] x86-64: Fix constraints in atomic_add_return()
[PATCH] x86-64: fix asm constraints in i386 atomic_add_return
[PATCH] x86-64: Correct documentation for bzImage protocol v2.05
[PATCH] x86-64: replace kmalloc+memset with kzalloc in MTRR code
[PATCH] x86-64: Fix numaq build error
[PATCH] x86-64: include/asm-x86_64/cpufeature.h isn't a userspace header
[PATCH] unwinder: Add debugging output to the Dwarf2 unwinder
[PATCH] x86-64: Clarify error message in GART code
[PATCH] x86-64: Fix interrupt race in idle callback (3rd try)
[PATCH] x86-64: Remove unwind stack pointer alignment forcing again
...
Fixed conflict in include/linux/uaccess.h manually
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/i386/boot.txt | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt | 7 |
5 files changed, 23 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt index c51314b1a463..9575de300a61 100644 --- a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt +++ b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt | |||
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ | |||
2 | ---------------------------- | 2 | ---------------------------- |
3 | 3 | ||
4 | H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> | 4 | H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> |
5 | Last update 2005-09-02 | 5 | Last update 2006-11-17 |
6 | 6 | ||
7 | On the i386 platform, the Linux kernel uses a rather complicated boot | 7 | On the i386 platform, the Linux kernel uses a rather complicated boot |
8 | convention. This has evolved partially due to historical aspects, as | 8 | convention. This has evolved partially due to historical aspects, as |
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Protocol 2.03: (Kernel 2.4.18-pre1) Explicitly makes the highest possible | |||
35 | initrd address available to the bootloader. | 35 | initrd address available to the bootloader. |
36 | 36 | ||
37 | Protocol 2.04: (Kernel 2.6.14) Extend the syssize field to four bytes. | 37 | Protocol 2.04: (Kernel 2.6.14) Extend the syssize field to four bytes. |
38 | Protocol 2.05: (Kernel 2.6.20) Make protected mode kernel relocatable. | ||
39 | Introduce relocatable_kernel and kernel_alignment fields. | ||
38 | 40 | ||
39 | 41 | ||
40 | **** MEMORY LAYOUT | 42 | **** MEMORY LAYOUT |
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ Offset Proto Name Meaning | |||
129 | 0226/2 N/A pad1 Unused | 131 | 0226/2 N/A pad1 Unused |
130 | 0228/4 2.02+ cmd_line_ptr 32-bit pointer to the kernel command line | 132 | 0228/4 2.02+ cmd_line_ptr 32-bit pointer to the kernel command line |
131 | 022C/4 2.03+ initrd_addr_max Highest legal initrd address | 133 | 022C/4 2.03+ initrd_addr_max Highest legal initrd address |
134 | 0230/4 2.05+ kernel_alignment Physical addr alignment required for kernel | ||
135 | 0234/1 2.05+ relocatable_kernel Whether kernel is relocatable or not | ||
132 | 136 | ||
133 | (1) For backwards compatibility, if the setup_sects field contains 0, the | 137 | (1) For backwards compatibility, if the setup_sects field contains 0, the |
134 | real value is 4. | 138 | real value is 4. |
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 6b3c3e37a277..b79bcdf16319 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
@@ -599,8 +599,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
599 | 599 | ||
600 | hugepages= [HW,IA-32,IA-64] Maximal number of HugeTLB pages. | 600 | hugepages= [HW,IA-32,IA-64] Maximal number of HugeTLB pages. |
601 | 601 | ||
602 | noirqbalance [IA-32,SMP,KNL] Disable kernel irq balancing | ||
603 | |||
604 | i8042.direct [HW] Put keyboard port into non-translated mode | 602 | i8042.direct [HW] Put keyboard port into non-translated mode |
605 | i8042.dumbkbd [HW] Pretend that controller can only read data from | 603 | i8042.dumbkbd [HW] Pretend that controller can only read data from |
606 | keyboard and cannot control its state | 604 | keyboard and cannot control its state |
@@ -1065,9 +1063,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1065 | in certain environments such as networked servers or | 1063 | in certain environments such as networked servers or |
1066 | real-time systems. | 1064 | real-time systems. |
1067 | 1065 | ||
1066 | noirqbalance [IA-32,SMP,KNL] Disable kernel irq balancing | ||
1067 | |||
1068 | noirqdebug [IA-32] Disables the code which attempts to detect and | 1068 | noirqdebug [IA-32] Disables the code which attempts to detect and |
1069 | disable unhandled interrupt sources. | 1069 | disable unhandled interrupt sources. |
1070 | 1070 | ||
1071 | no_timer_check [IA-32,X86_64,APIC] Disables the code which tests for | ||
1072 | broken timer IRQ sources. | ||
1073 | |||
1071 | noisapnp [ISAPNP] Disables ISA PnP code. | 1074 | noisapnp [ISAPNP] Disables ISA PnP code. |
1072 | 1075 | ||
1073 | noinitrd [RAM] Tells the kernel not to load any configured | 1076 | noinitrd [RAM] Tells the kernel not to load any configured |
@@ -1752,6 +1755,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1752 | norandmaps Don't use address space randomization | 1755 | norandmaps Don't use address space randomization |
1753 | Equivalent to echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space | 1756 | Equivalent to echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space |
1754 | 1757 | ||
1758 | unwind_debug=N N > 0 will enable dwarf2 unwinder debugging | ||
1759 | This is useful to get more information why | ||
1760 | you got a "dwarf2 unwinder stuck" | ||
1755 | 1761 | ||
1756 | ______________________________________________________________________ | 1762 | ______________________________________________________________________ |
1757 | 1763 | ||
diff --git a/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt b/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt index f39c9d714db3..a2afca3b2bab 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt | |||
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ consider the following facts about the Linux kernel: | |||
62 | - different structures can contain different fields | 62 | - different structures can contain different fields |
63 | - Some functions may not be implemented at all, (i.e. some locks | 63 | - Some functions may not be implemented at all, (i.e. some locks |
64 | compile away to nothing for non-SMP builds.) | 64 | compile away to nothing for non-SMP builds.) |
65 | - Parameter passing of variables from function to function can be | ||
66 | done in different ways (the CONFIG_REGPARM option controls | ||
67 | this.) | ||
68 | - Memory within the kernel can be aligned in different ways, | 65 | - Memory within the kernel can be aligned in different ways, |
69 | depending on the build options. | 66 | depending on the build options. |
70 | - Linux runs on a wide range of different processor architectures. | 67 | - Linux runs on a wide range of different processor architectures. |
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index 0bc7f1e3c9e6..5922e84d9133 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | |||
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel: | |||
27 | - hotplug | 27 | - hotplug |
28 | - java-appletviewer [ binfmt_java, obsolete ] | 28 | - java-appletviewer [ binfmt_java, obsolete ] |
29 | - java-interpreter [ binfmt_java, obsolete ] | 29 | - java-interpreter [ binfmt_java, obsolete ] |
30 | - kstack_depth_to_print [ X86 only ] | ||
30 | - l2cr [ PPC only ] | 31 | - l2cr [ PPC only ] |
31 | - modprobe ==> Documentation/kmod.txt | 32 | - modprobe ==> Documentation/kmod.txt |
32 | - msgmax | 33 | - msgmax |
@@ -170,6 +171,13 @@ This flag controls the L2 cache of G3 processor boards. If | |||
170 | 171 | ||
171 | ============================================================== | 172 | ============================================================== |
172 | 173 | ||
174 | kstack_depth_to_print: (X86 only) | ||
175 | |||
176 | Controls the number of words to print when dumping the raw | ||
177 | kernel stack. | ||
178 | |||
179 | ============================================================== | ||
180 | |||
173 | osrelease, ostype & version: | 181 | osrelease, ostype & version: |
174 | 182 | ||
175 | # cat osrelease | 183 | # cat osrelease |
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt index f3c57f43ba64..dbdcaf68e3ea 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt | |||
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ APICs | |||
52 | apicmaintimer. Useful when your PIT timer is totally | 52 | apicmaintimer. Useful when your PIT timer is totally |
53 | broken. | 53 | broken. |
54 | 54 | ||
55 | disable_8254_timer / enable_8254_timer | ||
56 | Enable interrupt 0 timer routing over the 8254 in addition to over | ||
57 | the IO-APIC. The kernel tries to set a sensible default. | ||
58 | |||
59 | Early Console | 55 | Early Console |
60 | 56 | ||
61 | syntax: earlyprintk=vga | 57 | syntax: earlyprintk=vga |
@@ -183,7 +179,7 @@ PCI | |||
183 | IOMMU | 179 | IOMMU |
184 | 180 | ||
185 | iommu=[size][,noagp][,off][,force][,noforce][,leak][,memaper[=order]][,merge] | 181 | iommu=[size][,noagp][,off][,force][,noforce][,leak][,memaper[=order]][,merge] |
186 | [,forcesac][,fullflush][,nomerge][,noaperture] | 182 | [,forcesac][,fullflush][,nomerge][,noaperture][,calgary] |
187 | size set size of iommu (in bytes) | 183 | size set size of iommu (in bytes) |
188 | noagp don't initialize the AGP driver and use full aperture. | 184 | noagp don't initialize the AGP driver and use full aperture. |
189 | off don't use the IOMMU | 185 | off don't use the IOMMU |
@@ -204,6 +200,7 @@ IOMMU | |||
204 | buffering. | 200 | buffering. |
205 | nodac Forbid DMA >4GB | 201 | nodac Forbid DMA >4GB |
206 | panic Always panic when IOMMU overflows | 202 | panic Always panic when IOMMU overflows |
203 | calgary Use the Calgary IOMMU if it is available | ||
207 | 204 | ||
208 | swiotlb=pages[,force] | 205 | swiotlb=pages[,force] |
209 | 206 | ||