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100 X86-32 X86-32, aka i386 architecture is enabled. 100 X86-32 X86-32, aka i386 architecture is enabled.
101 X86-64 X86-64 architecture is enabled. 101 X86-64 X86-64 architecture is enabled.
102 More X86-64 boot options can be found in 102 More X86-64 boot options can be found in
103 Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt . 103 Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt .
104 X86 Either 32bit or 64bit x86 (same as X86-32+X86-64) 104 X86 Either 32bit or 64bit x86 (same as X86-32+X86-64)
105 105
106In addition, the following text indicates that the option: 106In addition, the following text indicates that the option:
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ In addition, the following text indicates that the option:
112Parameters denoted with BOOT are actually interpreted by the boot 112Parameters denoted with BOOT are actually interpreted by the boot
113loader, and have no meaning to the kernel directly. 113loader, and have no meaning to the kernel directly.
114Do not modify the syntax of boot loader parameters without extreme 114Do not modify the syntax of boot loader parameters without extreme
115need or coordination with <Documentation/i386/boot.txt>. 115need or coordination with <Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt>.
116 116
117There are also arch-specific kernel-parameters not documented here. 117There are also arch-specific kernel-parameters not documented here.
118See for example <Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt>. 118See for example <Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt>.
119 119
120Note that ALL kernel parameters listed below are CASE SENSITIVE, and that 120Note that ALL kernel parameters listed below are CASE SENSITIVE, and that
121a trailing = on the name of any parameter states that that parameter will 121a trailing = on the name of any parameter states that that parameter will
@@ -966,13 +966,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
966 Format: 966 Format:
967 <cpu number>,...,<cpu number> 967 <cpu number>,...,<cpu number>
968 or 968 or
969 <cpu number>-<cpu number> (must be a positive range in ascending order) 969 <cpu number>-<cpu number>
970 (must be a positive range in ascending order)
970 or a mixture 971 or a mixture
971 <cpu number>,...,<cpu number>-<cpu number> 972 <cpu number>,...,<cpu number>-<cpu number>
973
972 This option can be used to specify one or more CPUs 974 This option can be used to specify one or more CPUs
973 to isolate from the general SMP balancing and scheduling 975 to isolate from the general SMP balancing and scheduling
974 algorithms. The only way to move a process onto or off 976 algorithms. You can move a process onto or off an
975 an "isolated" CPU is via the CPU affinity syscalls. 977 "isolated" CPU via the CPU affinity syscalls or cpuset.
976 <cpu number> begins at 0 and the maximum value is 978 <cpu number> begins at 0 and the maximum value is
977 "number of CPUs in system - 1". 979 "number of CPUs in system - 1".
978 980
@@ -1193,7 +1195,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1193 1195
1194 mce [X86-32] Machine Check Exception 1196 mce [X86-32] Machine Check Exception
1195 1197
1196 mce=option [X86-64] See Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt 1198 mce=option [X86-64] See Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
1197 1199
1198 md= [HW] RAID subsystems devices and level 1200 md= [HW] RAID subsystems devices and level
1199 See Documentation/md.txt. 1201 See Documentation/md.txt.
@@ -1441,8 +1443,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1441 Valid arguments: on, off 1443 Valid arguments: on, off
1442 Default: on 1444 Default: on
1443 1445
1444 noirqbalance [X86-32,SMP,KNL] Disable kernel irq balancing
1445
1446 noirqdebug [X86-32] Disables the code which attempts to detect and 1446 noirqdebug [X86-32] Disables the code which attempts to detect and
1447 disable unhandled interrupt sources. 1447 disable unhandled interrupt sources.
1448 1448
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1699 See Documentation/paride.txt. 1699 See Documentation/paride.txt.
1700 1700
1701 pirq= [SMP,APIC] Manual mp-table setup 1701 pirq= [SMP,APIC] Manual mp-table setup
1702 See Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt. 1702 See Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt.
1703 1703
1704 plip= [PPT,NET] Parallel port network link 1704 plip= [PPT,NET] Parallel port network link
1705 Format: { parport<nr> | timid | 0 } 1705 Format: { parport<nr> | timid | 0 }
@@ -2314,7 +2314,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
2314 See Documentation/fb/modedb.txt. 2314 See Documentation/fb/modedb.txt.
2315 2315
2316 vga= [BOOT,X86-32] Select a particular video mode 2316 vga= [BOOT,X86-32] Select a particular video mode
2317 See Documentation/i386/boot.txt and 2317 See Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt and
2318 Documentation/svga.txt. 2318 Documentation/svga.txt.
2319 Use vga=ask for menu. 2319 Use vga=ask for menu.
2320 This is actually a boot loader parameter; the value is 2320 This is actually a boot loader parameter; the value is