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1 files changed, 46 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index ccea846164f0..e2202e93b148 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. |
@@ -199,10 +200,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
199 | acpi_display_output=video | 200 | acpi_display_output=video |
200 | See above. | 201 | See above. |
201 | 202 | ||
202 | acpi_early_pdc_eval [HW,ACPI] Evaluate processor _PDC methods | ||
203 | early. Needed on some platforms to properly | ||
204 | initialize the EC. | ||
205 | |||
206 | acpi_irq_balance [HW,ACPI] | 203 | acpi_irq_balance [HW,ACPI] |
207 | ACPI will balance active IRQs | 204 | ACPI will balance active IRQs |
208 | default in APIC mode | 205 | default in APIC mode |
@@ -351,6 +348,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
351 | Change the amount of debugging information output | 348 | Change the amount of debugging information output |
352 | when initialising the APIC and IO-APIC components. | 349 | when initialising the APIC and IO-APIC components. |
353 | 350 | ||
351 | autoconf= [IPV6] | ||
352 | See Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt. | ||
353 | |||
354 | show_lapic= [APIC,X86] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller | 354 | show_lapic= [APIC,X86] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller |
355 | Limit apic dumping. The parameter defines the maximal | 355 | Limit apic dumping. The parameter defines the maximal |
356 | number of local apics being dumped. Also it is possible | 356 | number of local apics being dumped. Also it is possible |
@@ -633,6 +633,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
633 | See drivers/char/README.epca and | 633 | See drivers/char/README.epca and |
634 | Documentation/serial/digiepca.txt. | 634 | Documentation/serial/digiepca.txt. |
635 | 635 | ||
636 | disable= [IPV6] | ||
637 | See Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt. | ||
638 | |||
639 | disable_ipv6= [IPV6] | ||
640 | See Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt. | ||
641 | |||
636 | disable_mtrr_cleanup [X86] | 642 | disable_mtrr_cleanup [X86] |
637 | The kernel tries to adjust MTRR layout from continuous | 643 | The kernel tries to adjust MTRR layout from continuous |
638 | to discrete, to make X server driver able to add WB | 644 | to discrete, to make X server driver able to add WB |
@@ -1733,6 +1739,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1733 | nomfgpt [X86-32] Disable Multi-Function General Purpose | 1739 | nomfgpt [X86-32] Disable Multi-Function General Purpose |
1734 | Timer usage (for AMD Geode machines). | 1740 | Timer usage (for AMD Geode machines). |
1735 | 1741 | ||
1742 | nopat [X86] Disable PAT (page attribute table extension of | ||
1743 | pagetables) support. | ||
1744 | |||
1736 | norandmaps Don't use address space randomization. Equivalent to | 1745 | norandmaps Don't use address space randomization. Equivalent to |
1737 | echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space | 1746 | echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space |
1738 | 1747 | ||
@@ -1776,6 +1785,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1776 | purges which is reported from either PAL_VM_SUMMARY or | 1785 | purges which is reported from either PAL_VM_SUMMARY or |
1777 | SAL PALO. | 1786 | SAL PALO. |
1778 | 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 | |||
1779 | nr_uarts= [SERIAL] maximum number of UARTs to be registered. | 1794 | nr_uarts= [SERIAL] maximum number of UARTs to be registered. |
1780 | 1795 | ||
1781 | numa_zonelist_order= [KNL, BOOT] Select zonelist order for NUMA. | 1796 | numa_zonelist_order= [KNL, BOOT] Select zonelist order for NUMA. |
@@ -1943,8 +1958,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1943 | IRQ routing is enabled. | 1958 | IRQ routing is enabled. |
1944 | noacpi [X86] Do not use ACPI for IRQ routing | 1959 | noacpi [X86] Do not use ACPI for IRQ routing |
1945 | or for PCI scanning. | 1960 | or for PCI scanning. |
1946 | use_crs [X86] Use _CRS for PCI resource | 1961 | use_crs [X86] Use PCI host bridge window information |
1947 | 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. | ||
1948 | routeirq Do IRQ routing for all PCI devices. | 1967 | routeirq Do IRQ routing for all PCI devices. |
1949 | This is normally done in pci_enable_device(), | 1968 | This is normally done in pci_enable_device(), |
1950 | so this option is a temporary workaround | 1969 | so this option is a temporary workaround |
@@ -1993,6 +2012,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1993 | 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. |
1994 | WARNING: Forcing ASPM on may cause system lockups. | 2013 | WARNING: Forcing ASPM on may cause system lockups. |
1995 | 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 | |||
1996 | pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4 | 2023 | pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4 |
1997 | 2024 | ||
1998 | pd. [PARIDE] | 2025 | pd. [PARIDE] |
@@ -2698,6 +2725,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
2698 | medium is write-protected). | 2725 | medium is write-protected). |
2699 | Example: quirks=0419:aaf5:rl,0421:0433:rc | 2726 | Example: quirks=0419:aaf5:rl,0421:0433:rc |
2700 | 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 | |||
2701 | vdso= [X86,SH] | 2735 | vdso= [X86,SH] |
2702 | vdso=2: enable compat VDSO (default with COMPAT_VDSO) | 2736 | vdso=2: enable compat VDSO (default with COMPAT_VDSO) |
2703 | vdso=1: enable VDSO (default) | 2737 | vdso=1: enable VDSO (default) |
@@ -2791,6 +2825,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
2791 | default x2apic cluster mode on platforms | 2825 | default x2apic cluster mode on platforms |
2792 | supporting x2apic. | 2826 | supporting x2apic. |
2793 | 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 | |||
2794 | xd= [HW,XT] Original XT pre-IDE (RLL encoded) disks. | 2834 | xd= [HW,XT] Original XT pre-IDE (RLL encoded) disks. |
2795 | xd_geo= See header of drivers/block/xd.c. | 2835 | xd_geo= See header of drivers/block/xd.c. |
2796 | 2836 | ||