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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index c7c8eca5b2b3..f3dc951e949f 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
@@ -1579,20 +1579,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1579 | 1579 | ||
1580 | nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86] Debugging features for SMP kernels | 1580 | nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86] Debugging features for SMP kernels |
1581 | Format: [panic,][num] | 1581 | Format: [panic,][num] |
1582 | Valid num: 0,1,2 | 1582 | Valid num: 0 |
1583 | 0 - turn nmi_watchdog off | 1583 | 0 - turn nmi_watchdog off |
1584 | 1 - use the IO-APIC timer for the NMI watchdog | ||
1585 | 2 - use the local APIC for the NMI watchdog using | ||
1586 | a performance counter. Note: This will use one | ||
1587 | performance counter and the local APIC's performance | ||
1588 | vector. | ||
1589 | When panic is specified, panic when an NMI watchdog | 1584 | When panic is specified, panic when an NMI watchdog |
1590 | timeout occurs. | 1585 | timeout occurs. |
1591 | This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and | 1586 | This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and |
1592 | need the box quickly up again. | 1587 | need the box quickly up again. |
1593 | Instead of 1 and 2 it is possible to use the following | ||
1594 | symbolic names: lapic and ioapic | ||
1595 | Example: nmi_watchdog=2 or nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic | ||
1596 | 1588 | ||
1597 | netpoll.carrier_timeout= | 1589 | netpoll.carrier_timeout= |
1598 | [NET] Specifies amount of time (in seconds) that | 1590 | [NET] Specifies amount of time (in seconds) that |
@@ -1622,6 +1614,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1622 | noapic [SMP,APIC] Tells the kernel to not make use of any | 1614 | noapic [SMP,APIC] Tells the kernel to not make use of any |
1623 | IOAPICs that may be present in the system. | 1615 | IOAPICs that may be present in the system. |
1624 | 1616 | ||
1617 | noautogroup Disable scheduler automatic task group creation. | ||
1618 | |||
1625 | nobats [PPC] Do not use BATs for mapping kernel lowmem | 1619 | nobats [PPC] Do not use BATs for mapping kernel lowmem |
1626 | on "Classic" PPC cores. | 1620 | on "Classic" PPC cores. |
1627 | 1621 | ||
@@ -1759,7 +1753,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1759 | 1753 | ||
1760 | nousb [USB] Disable the USB subsystem | 1754 | nousb [USB] Disable the USB subsystem |
1761 | 1755 | ||
1762 | nowatchdog [KNL] Disable the lockup detector. | 1756 | nowatchdog [KNL] Disable the lockup detector (NMI watchdog). |
1763 | 1757 | ||
1764 | nowb [ARM] | 1758 | nowb [ARM] |
1765 | 1759 | ||
@@ -2175,11 +2169,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
2175 | reset_devices [KNL] Force drivers to reset the underlying device | 2169 | reset_devices [KNL] Force drivers to reset the underlying device |
2176 | during initialization. | 2170 | during initialization. |
2177 | 2171 | ||
2178 | resource_alloc_from_bottom | ||
2179 | Allocate new resources from the beginning of available | ||
2180 | space, not the end. If you need to use this, please | ||
2181 | report a bug. | ||
2182 | |||
2183 | resume= [SWSUSP] | 2172 | resume= [SWSUSP] |
2184 | Specify the partition device for software suspend | 2173 | Specify the partition device for software suspend |
2185 | 2174 | ||
@@ -2385,6 +2374,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
2385 | improve throughput, but will also increase the | 2374 | improve throughput, but will also increase the |
2386 | amount of memory reserved for use by the client. | 2375 | amount of memory reserved for use by the client. |
2387 | 2376 | ||
2377 | swapaccount[=0|1] | ||
2378 | [KNL] Enable accounting of swap in memory resource | ||
2379 | controller if no parameter or 1 is given or disable | ||
2380 | it if 0 is given (See Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt) | ||
2381 | |||
2388 | swiotlb= [IA-64] Number of I/O TLB slabs | 2382 | swiotlb= [IA-64] Number of I/O TLB slabs |
2389 | 2383 | ||
2390 | switches= [HW,M68k] | 2384 | switches= [HW,M68k] |