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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index bffffa4e8ee9..2c95cae8302b 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
| @@ -1396,7 +1396,20 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
| 1396 | when a NMI is triggered. | 1396 | when a NMI is triggered. |
| 1397 | Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die] | 1397 | Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die] |
| 1398 | 1398 | ||
| 1399 | nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86-32] Debugging features for SMP kernels | 1399 | nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86-32,X86-64] Debugging features for SMP kernels |
| 1400 | Format: [panic,][num] | ||
| 1401 | Valid num: 0,1,2 | ||
| 1402 | 0 - turn nmi_watchdog off | ||
| 1403 | 1 - use the IO-APIC timer for the NMI watchdog | ||
| 1404 | 2 - use the local APIC for the NMI watchdog using | ||
| 1405 | a performance counter. Note: This will use one performance | ||
| 1406 | counter and the local APIC's performance vector. | ||
| 1407 | When panic is specified panic when an NMI watchdog timeout occurs. | ||
| 1408 | This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and need the box | ||
| 1409 | quickly up again. | ||
| 1410 | Instead of 1 and 2 it is possible to use the following | ||
| 1411 | symbolic names: lapic and ioapic | ||
| 1412 | Example: nmi_watchdog=2 or nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic | ||
| 1400 | 1413 | ||
| 1401 | no387 [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel to use the 387 maths | 1414 | no387 [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel to use the 387 maths |
| 1402 | emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor | 1415 | emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor |
| @@ -1633,6 +1646,17 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
| 1633 | nomsi [MSI] If the PCI_MSI kernel config parameter is | 1646 | nomsi [MSI] If the PCI_MSI kernel config parameter is |
| 1634 | enabled, this kernel boot option can be used to | 1647 | enabled, this kernel boot option can be used to |
| 1635 | disable the use of MSI interrupts system-wide. | 1648 | disable the use of MSI interrupts system-wide. |
| 1649 | noioapicquirk [APIC] Disable all boot interrupt quirks. | ||
| 1650 | Safety option to keep boot IRQs enabled. This | ||
| 1651 | should never be necessary. | ||
| 1652 | ioapicreroute [APIC] Enable rerouting of boot IRQs to the | ||
| 1653 | primary IO-APIC for bridges that cannot disable | ||
| 1654 | boot IRQs. This fixes a source of spurious IRQs | ||
| 1655 | when the system masks IRQs. | ||
| 1656 | noioapicreroute [APIC] Disable workaround that uses the | ||
| 1657 | boot IRQ equivalent of an IRQ that connects to | ||
| 1658 | a chipset where boot IRQs cannot be disabled. | ||
| 1659 | The opposite of ioapicreroute. | ||
| 1636 | biosirq [X86-32] Use PCI BIOS calls to get the interrupt | 1660 | biosirq [X86-32] Use PCI BIOS calls to get the interrupt |
| 1637 | routing table. These calls are known to be buggy | 1661 | routing table. These calls are known to be buggy |
| 1638 | on several machines and they hang the machine | 1662 | on several machines and they hang the machine |
| @@ -2262,6 +2286,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
| 2262 | Format: | 2286 | Format: |
| 2263 | <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<sb_io>,<sb_irq>,<sb_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq> | 2287 | <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<sb_io>,<sb_irq>,<sb_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq> |
| 2264 | 2288 | ||
| 2289 | tsc= Disable clocksource-must-verify flag for TSC. | ||
| 2290 | Format: <string> | ||
| 2291 | [x86] reliable: mark tsc clocksource as reliable, this | ||
| 2292 | disables clocksource verification at runtime. | ||
| 2293 | Used to enable high-resolution timer mode on older | ||
| 2294 | hardware, and in virtualized environment. | ||
| 2295 | |||
| 2265 | turbografx.map[2|3]= [HW,JOY] | 2296 | turbografx.map[2|3]= [HW,JOY] |
| 2266 | TurboGraFX parallel port interface | 2297 | TurboGraFX parallel port interface |
| 2267 | Format: | 2298 | Format: |
