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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 25d298517104..ce1f2c85e20f 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ loader, and have no meaning to the kernel directly. | |||
104 | Do not modify the syntax of boot loader parameters without extreme | 104 | Do not modify the syntax of boot loader parameters without extreme |
105 | need or coordination with <Documentation/i386/boot.txt>. | 105 | need or coordination with <Documentation/i386/boot.txt>. |
106 | 106 | ||
107 | There are also arch-specific kernel-parameters not documented here. | ||
108 | See for example <Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt>. | ||
109 | |||
107 | Note that ALL kernel parameters listed below are CASE SENSITIVE, and that | 110 | Note that ALL kernel parameters listed below are CASE SENSITIVE, and that |
108 | a trailing = on the name of any parameter states that that parameter will | 111 | a trailing = on the name of any parameter states that that parameter will |
109 | be entered as an environment variable, whereas its absence indicates that | 112 | be entered as an environment variable, whereas its absence indicates that |
@@ -361,6 +364,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
361 | clocksource is not available, it defaults to PIT. | 364 | clocksource is not available, it defaults to PIT. |
362 | Format: { pit | tsc | cyclone | pmtmr } | 365 | Format: { pit | tsc | cyclone | pmtmr } |
363 | 366 | ||
367 | code_bytes [IA32] How many bytes of object code to print in an | ||
368 | oops report. | ||
369 | Range: 0 - 8192 | ||
370 | Default: 64 | ||
371 | |||
364 | disable_8254_timer | 372 | disable_8254_timer |
365 | enable_8254_timer | 373 | enable_8254_timer |
366 | [IA32/X86_64] Disable/Enable interrupt 0 timer routing | 374 | [IA32/X86_64] Disable/Enable interrupt 0 timer routing |
@@ -601,6 +609,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
601 | highmem otherwise. This also works to reduce highmem | 609 | highmem otherwise. This also works to reduce highmem |
602 | size on bigger boxes. | 610 | size on bigger boxes. |
603 | 611 | ||
612 | highres= [KNL] Enable/disable high resolution timer mode. | ||
613 | Valid parameters: "on", "off" | ||
614 | Default: "on" | ||
615 | |||
604 | hisax= [HW,ISDN] | 616 | hisax= [HW,ISDN] |
605 | See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax. | 617 | See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax. |
606 | 618 | ||
@@ -1070,6 +1082,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1070 | in certain environments such as networked servers or | 1082 | in certain environments such as networked servers or |
1071 | real-time systems. | 1083 | real-time systems. |
1072 | 1084 | ||
1085 | nohz= [KNL] Boottime enable/disable dynamic ticks | ||
1086 | Valid arguments: on, off | ||
1087 | Default: on | ||
1088 | |||
1073 | noirqbalance [IA-32,SMP,KNL] Disable kernel irq balancing | 1089 | noirqbalance [IA-32,SMP,KNL] Disable kernel irq balancing |
1074 | 1090 | ||
1075 | noirqdebug [IA-32] Disables the code which attempts to detect and | 1091 | noirqdebug [IA-32] Disables the code which attempts to detect and |
@@ -1259,6 +1275,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1259 | This sorting is done to get a device | 1275 | This sorting is done to get a device |
1260 | order compatible with older (<= 2.4) kernels. | 1276 | order compatible with older (<= 2.4) kernels. |
1261 | nobfsort Don't sort PCI devices into breadth-first order. | 1277 | nobfsort Don't sort PCI devices into breadth-first order. |
1278 | cbiosize=nn[KMG] The fixed amount of bus space which is | ||
1279 | reserved for the CardBus bridge's IO window. | ||
1280 | The default value is 256 bytes. | ||
1281 | cbmemsize=nn[KMG] The fixed amount of bus space which is | ||
1282 | reserved for the CardBus bridge's memory | ||
1283 | window. The default value is 64 megabytes. | ||
1262 | 1284 | ||
1263 | pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4 | 1285 | pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4 |
1264 | 1286 | ||
@@ -1396,6 +1418,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1396 | in <PAGE_SIZE> units (needed only for swap files). | 1418 | in <PAGE_SIZE> units (needed only for swap files). |
1397 | See Documentation/power/swsusp-and-swap-files.txt | 1419 | See Documentation/power/swsusp-and-swap-files.txt |
1398 | 1420 | ||
1421 | retain_initrd [RAM] Keep initrd memory after extraction | ||
1422 | |||
1399 | rhash_entries= [KNL,NET] | 1423 | rhash_entries= [KNL,NET] |
1400 | Set number of hash buckets for route cache | 1424 | Set number of hash buckets for route cache |
1401 | 1425 | ||