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@@ -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]