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-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt61
-rw-r--r--Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt28
2 files changed, 50 insertions, 39 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 53ba7c7d82b3..343e0f0f84b6 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -218,20 +218,47 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
218 acpi.debug_level= [HW,ACPI] 218 acpi.debug_level= [HW,ACPI]
219 Format: <int> 219 Format: <int>
220 Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug level, 220 Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug level,
221 1: enable, 0: disable. It is useful for boot time 221 which corresponds to the level in an ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT
222 debugging. After system has booted up, it can be set 222 statement. After system has booted up, this mask
223 via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_level. 223 can be set via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_level.
224 CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce any output. 224
225 Available bits (add the numbers together) to enable different 225 CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce
226 debug output levels of the ACPI subsystem: 226 any output. The number can be in decimal or prefixed
227 0x01 error 0x02 warn 0x04 init 0x08 debug object 227 with 0x in hex. Some of these options produce so much
228 0x10 info 0x20 init names 0x40 parse 0x80 load 228 output that the system is unusable.
229 0x100 dispatch 0x200 execute 0x400 names 0x800 operation region 229
230 0x1000 bfield 0x2000 tables 0x4000 values 0x8000 objects 230 The following global components are defined by the
231 0x10000 resources 0x20000 user requests 0x40000 package. 231 ACPI CA:
232 The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex. 232 0x01 error
233 Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of 233 0x02 warn
234 output and make your system unusable. Be very careful. 234 0x04 init
235 0x08 debug object
236 0x10 info
237 0x20 init names
238 0x40 parse
239 0x80 load
240 0x100 dispatch
241 0x200 execute
242 0x400 names
243 0x800 operation region
244 0x1000 bfield
245 0x2000 tables
246 0x4000 values
247 0x8000 objects
248 0x10000 resources
249 0x20000 user requests
250 0x40000 package
251 The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex.
252 Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of
253 output and make your system unusable. Be very careful.
254
255 acpi.power_nocheck= [HW,ACPI]
256 Format: 1/0 enable/disable the check of power state.
257 On some bogus BIOS the _PSC object/_STA object of
258 power resource can't return the correct device power
259 state. In such case it is unneccessary to check its
260 power state again in power transition.
261 1 : disable the power state check
235 262
236 acpi_pm_good [X86-32,X86-64] 263 acpi_pm_good [X86-32,X86-64]
237 Override the pmtimer bug detection: force the kernel 264 Override the pmtimer bug detection: force the kernel
@@ -1711,6 +1738,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1711 Override pmtimer IOPort with a hex value. 1738 Override pmtimer IOPort with a hex value.
1712 e.g. pmtmr=0x508 1739 e.g. pmtmr=0x508
1713 1740
1741 pnp.debug [PNP]
1742 Enable PNP debug messages. This depends on the
1743 CONFIG_PNP_DEBUG_MESSAGES option.
1744
1714 pnpacpi= [ACPI] 1745 pnpacpi= [ACPI]
1715 { off } 1746 { off }
1716 1747
@@ -2208,7 +2239,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
2208 2239
2209 thermal.crt= [HW,ACPI] 2240 thermal.crt= [HW,ACPI]
2210 -1: disable all critical trip points in all thermal zones 2241 -1: disable all critical trip points in all thermal zones
2211 <degrees C>: lower all critical trip points 2242 <degrees C>: override all critical trip points
2212 2243
2213 thermal.nocrt= [HW,ACPI] 2244 thermal.nocrt= [HW,ACPI]
2214 Set to disable actions on ACPI thermal zone 2245 Set to disable actions on ACPI thermal zone
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt
index 69b5dd4e5a59..2b3a6b5260bf 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
1Acer Laptop WMI Extras Driver 1Acer Laptop WMI Extras Driver
2http://code.google.com/p/aceracpi 2http://code.google.com/p/aceracpi
3Version 0.1 3Version 0.2
49th February 2008 418th August 2008
5 5
6Copyright 2007-2008 Carlos Corbacho <carlos@strangeworlds.co.uk> 6Copyright 2007-2008 Carlos Corbacho <carlos@strangeworlds.co.uk>
7 7
@@ -87,17 +87,7 @@ acer-wmi come with built-in wireless. However, should you feel so inclined to
87ever wish to remove the card, or swap it out at some point, please get in touch 87ever wish to remove the card, or swap it out at some point, please get in touch
88with me, as we may well be able to gain some data on wireless card detection. 88with me, as we may well be able to gain some data on wireless card detection.
89 89
90To read the status of the wireless radio (0=off, 1=on): 90The wireless radio is exposed through rfkill.
91cat /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/wireless
92
93To enable the wireless radio:
94echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/wireless
95
96To disable the wireless radio:
97echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/wireless
98
99To set the state of the wireless radio when loading acer-wmi, pass:
100wireless=X (where X is 0 or 1)
101 91
102Bluetooth 92Bluetooth
103********* 93*********
@@ -117,17 +107,7 @@ For the adventurously minded - if you want to buy an internal bluetooth
117module off the internet that is compatible with your laptop and fit it, then 107module off the internet that is compatible with your laptop and fit it, then
118it will work just fine with acer-wmi. 108it will work just fine with acer-wmi.
119 109
120To read the status of the bluetooth module (0=off, 1=on): 110Bluetooth is exposed through rfkill.
121cat /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/wireless
122
123To enable the bluetooth module:
124echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/bluetooth
125
126To disable the bluetooth module:
127echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/bluetooth
128
129To set the state of the bluetooth module when loading acer-wmi, pass:
130bluetooth=X (where X is 0 or 1)
131 111
1323G 1123G
133** 113**