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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt')
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1 files changed, 51 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index e87bdbfbcc75..5f66ba295c5d 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ parameter is applicable: | |||
56 | ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled. | 56 | ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled. |
57 | ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled. | 57 | ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled. |
58 | JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled. | 58 | JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled. |
59 | KMEMTRACE kmemtrace is enabled. | ||
60 | LIBATA Libata driver is enabled | 59 | LIBATA Libata driver is enabled |
61 | LP Printer support is enabled. | 60 | LP Printer support is enabled. |
62 | LOOP Loopback device support is enabled. | 61 | LOOP Loopback device support is enabled. |
@@ -329,11 +328,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
329 | flushed before they will be reused, which | 328 | flushed before they will be reused, which |
330 | is a lot of faster | 329 | is a lot of faster |
331 | 330 | ||
332 | amd_iommu_size= [HW,X86-64] | ||
333 | Define the size of the aperture for the AMD IOMMU | ||
334 | driver. Possible values are: | ||
335 | '32M', '64M' (default), '128M', '256M', '512M', '1G' | ||
336 | |||
337 | amijoy.map= [HW,JOY] Amiga joystick support | 331 | amijoy.map= [HW,JOY] Amiga joystick support |
338 | Map of devices attached to JOY0DAT and JOY1DAT | 332 | Map of devices attached to JOY0DAT and JOY1DAT |
339 | Format: <a>,<b> | 333 | Format: <a>,<b> |
@@ -646,6 +640,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
646 | DMA-API debugging code disables itself because the | 640 | DMA-API debugging code disables itself because the |
647 | architectural default is too low. | 641 | architectural default is too low. |
648 | 642 | ||
643 | dma_debug_driver=<driver_name> | ||
644 | With this option the DMA-API debugging driver | ||
645 | filter feature can be enabled at boot time. Just | ||
646 | pass the driver to filter for as the parameter. | ||
647 | The filter can be disabled or changed to another | ||
648 | driver later using sysfs. | ||
649 | |||
649 | dscc4.setup= [NET] | 650 | dscc4.setup= [NET] |
650 | 651 | ||
651 | dtc3181e= [HW,SCSI] | 652 | dtc3181e= [HW,SCSI] |
@@ -752,12 +753,25 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
752 | ia64_pal_cache_flush instead of SAL_CACHE_FLUSH. | 753 | ia64_pal_cache_flush instead of SAL_CACHE_FLUSH. |
753 | 754 | ||
754 | ftrace=[tracer] | 755 | ftrace=[tracer] |
755 | [ftrace] will set and start the specified tracer | 756 | [FTRACE] will set and start the specified tracer |
756 | as early as possible in order to facilitate early | 757 | as early as possible in order to facilitate early |
757 | boot debugging. | 758 | boot debugging. |
758 | 759 | ||
759 | ftrace_dump_on_oops | 760 | ftrace_dump_on_oops |
760 | [ftrace] will dump the trace buffers on oops. | 761 | [FTRACE] will dump the trace buffers on oops. |
762 | |||
763 | ftrace_filter=[function-list] | ||
764 | [FTRACE] Limit the functions traced by the function | ||
765 | tracer at boot up. function-list is a comma separated | ||
766 | list of functions. This list can be changed at run | ||
767 | time by the set_ftrace_filter file in the debugfs | ||
768 | tracing directory. | ||
769 | |||
770 | ftrace_notrace=[function-list] | ||
771 | [FTRACE] Do not trace the functions specified in | ||
772 | function-list. This list can be changed at run time | ||
773 | by the set_ftrace_notrace file in the debugfs | ||
774 | tracing directory. | ||
761 | 775 | ||
762 | gamecon.map[2|3]= | 776 | gamecon.map[2|3]= |
763 | [HW,JOY] Multisystem joystick and NES/SNES/PSX pad | 777 | [HW,JOY] Multisystem joystick and NES/SNES/PSX pad |
@@ -873,11 +887,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
873 | 887 | ||
874 | ide-core.nodma= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem | 888 | ide-core.nodma= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem |
875 | Format: =0.0 to prevent dma on hda, =0.1 hdb =1.0 hdc | 889 | Format: =0.0 to prevent dma on hda, =0.1 hdb =1.0 hdc |
876 | .vlb_clock .pci_clock .noflush .noprobe .nowerr .cdrom | 890 | .vlb_clock .pci_clock .noflush .nohpa .noprobe .nowerr |
877 | .chs .ignore_cable are additional options | 891 | .cdrom .chs .ignore_cable are additional options |
878 | See Documentation/ide/ide.txt. | ||
879 | |||
880 | idebus= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem - VLB/PCI bus speed | ||
881 | See Documentation/ide/ide.txt. | 892 | See Documentation/ide/ide.txt. |
882 | 893 | ||
883 | ide-pci-generic.all-generic-ide [HW] (E)IDE subsystem | 894 | ide-pci-generic.all-generic-ide [HW] (E)IDE subsystem |
@@ -914,6 +925,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
914 | Formt: { "sha1" | "md5" } | 925 | Formt: { "sha1" | "md5" } |
915 | default: "sha1" | 926 | default: "sha1" |
916 | 927 | ||
928 | ima_tcb [IMA] | ||
929 | Load a policy which meets the needs of the Trusted | ||
930 | Computing Base. This means IMA will measure all | ||
931 | programs exec'd, files mmap'd for exec, and all files | ||
932 | opened for read by uid=0. | ||
933 | |||
917 | in2000= [HW,SCSI] | 934 | in2000= [HW,SCSI] |
918 | See header of drivers/scsi/in2000.c. | 935 | See header of drivers/scsi/in2000.c. |
919 | 936 | ||
@@ -1054,24 +1071,19 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1054 | use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal | 1071 | use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal |
1055 | zone if it does not. | 1072 | zone if it does not. |
1056 | 1073 | ||
1057 | kmemtrace.enable= [KNL,KMEMTRACE] Format: { yes | no } | ||
1058 | Controls whether kmemtrace is enabled | ||
1059 | at boot-time. | ||
1060 | |||
1061 | kmemtrace.subbufs=n [KNL,KMEMTRACE] Overrides the number of | ||
1062 | subbufs kmemtrace's relay channel has. Set this | ||
1063 | higher than default (KMEMTRACE_N_SUBBUFS in code) if | ||
1064 | you experience buffer overruns. | ||
1065 | |||
1066 | kgdboc= [HW] kgdb over consoles. | 1074 | kgdboc= [HW] kgdb over consoles. |
1067 | Requires a tty driver that supports console polling. | 1075 | Requires a tty driver that supports console polling. |
1068 | (only serial suported for now) | 1076 | (only serial supported for now) |
1069 | Format: <serial_device>[,baud] | 1077 | Format: <serial_device>[,baud] |
1070 | 1078 | ||
1071 | kmac= [MIPS] korina ethernet MAC address. | 1079 | kmac= [MIPS] korina ethernet MAC address. |
1072 | Configure the RouterBoard 532 series on-chip | 1080 | Configure the RouterBoard 532 series on-chip |
1073 | Ethernet adapter MAC address. | 1081 | Ethernet adapter MAC address. |
1074 | 1082 | ||
1083 | kmemleak= [KNL] Boot-time kmemleak enable/disable | ||
1084 | Valid arguments: on, off | ||
1085 | Default: on | ||
1086 | |||
1075 | kstack=N [X86] Print N words from the kernel stack | 1087 | kstack=N [X86] Print N words from the kernel stack |
1076 | in oops dumps. | 1088 | in oops dumps. |
1077 | 1089 | ||
@@ -1390,7 +1402,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1390 | ('y', default) or cooked coordinates ('n') | 1402 | ('y', default) or cooked coordinates ('n') |
1391 | 1403 | ||
1392 | mtrr_chunk_size=nn[KMG] [X86] | 1404 | mtrr_chunk_size=nn[KMG] [X86] |
1393 | used for mtrr cleanup. It is largest continous chunk | 1405 | used for mtrr cleanup. It is largest continuous chunk |
1394 | that could hold holes aka. UC entries. | 1406 | that could hold holes aka. UC entries. |
1395 | 1407 | ||
1396 | mtrr_gran_size=nn[KMG] [X86] | 1408 | mtrr_gran_size=nn[KMG] [X86] |
@@ -1535,6 +1547,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1535 | register save and restore. The kernel will only save | 1547 | register save and restore. The kernel will only save |
1536 | legacy floating-point registers on task switch. | 1548 | legacy floating-point registers on task switch. |
1537 | 1549 | ||
1550 | noxsave [BUGS=X86] Disables x86 extended register state save | ||
1551 | and restore using xsave. The kernel will fallback to | ||
1552 | enabling legacy floating-point and sse state. | ||
1553 | |||
1538 | nohlt [BUGS=ARM,SH] Tells the kernel that the sleep(SH) or | 1554 | nohlt [BUGS=ARM,SH] Tells the kernel that the sleep(SH) or |
1539 | wfi(ARM) instruction doesn't work correctly and not to | 1555 | wfi(ARM) instruction doesn't work correctly and not to |
1540 | use it. This is also useful when using JTAG debugger. | 1556 | use it. This is also useful when using JTAG debugger. |
@@ -1571,6 +1587,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1571 | noinitrd [RAM] Tells the kernel not to load any configured | 1587 | noinitrd [RAM] Tells the kernel not to load any configured |
1572 | initial RAM disk. | 1588 | initial RAM disk. |
1573 | 1589 | ||
1590 | nointremap [X86-64, Intel-IOMMU] Do not enable interrupt | ||
1591 | remapping. | ||
1592 | |||
1574 | nointroute [IA-64] | 1593 | nointroute [IA-64] |
1575 | 1594 | ||
1576 | nojitter [IA64] Disables jitter checking for ITC timers. | 1595 | nojitter [IA64] Disables jitter checking for ITC timers. |
@@ -1656,6 +1675,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1656 | oprofile.timer= [HW] | 1675 | oprofile.timer= [HW] |
1657 | Use timer interrupt instead of performance counters | 1676 | Use timer interrupt instead of performance counters |
1658 | 1677 | ||
1678 | oprofile.cpu_type= Force an oprofile cpu type | ||
1679 | This might be useful if you have an older oprofile | ||
1680 | userland or if you want common events. | ||
1681 | Format: { archperfmon } | ||
1682 | archperfmon: [X86] Force use of architectural | ||
1683 | perfmon on Intel CPUs instead of the | ||
1684 | CPU specific event set. | ||
1685 | |||
1659 | osst= [HW,SCSI] SCSI Tape Driver | 1686 | osst= [HW,SCSI] SCSI Tape Driver |
1660 | Format: <buffer_size>,<write_threshold> | 1687 | Format: <buffer_size>,<write_threshold> |
1661 | See also Documentation/scsi/st.txt. | 1688 | See also Documentation/scsi/st.txt. |