5 files changed, 23 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
index c51314b1a463..9575de300a61 100644
--- a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
                      ----------------------------
 
                     H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
-                        Last update 2005-09-02
+                        Last update 2006-11-17
 
 On the i386 platform, the Linux kernel uses a rather complicated boot
 convention.  This has evolved partially due to historical aspects, as
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Protocol 2.03:	(Kernel 2.4.18-pre1) Explicitly makes the highest possible
                 initrd address available to the bootloader.
 
 Protocol 2.04:  (Kernel 2.6.14) Extend the syssize field to four bytes.
+Protocol 2.05:  (Kernel 2.6.20) Make protected mode kernel relocatable.
+                Introduce relocatable_kernel and kernel_alignment fields.
 
 
 **** MEMORY LAYOUT
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ Offset	Proto	Name		Meaning
 0226/2  N/A     pad1            Unused
 0228/4  2.02+   cmd_line_ptr    32-bit pointer to the kernel command line
 022C/4  2.03+   initrd_addr_max Highest legal initrd address
+0230/4  2.05+   kernel_alignment Physical addr alignment required for kernel
+0234/1  2.05+   relocatable_kernel Whether kernel is relocatable or not
 
 (1) For backwards compatibility, if the setup_sects field contains 0, the
     real value is 4.
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6b3c3e37a277..b79bcdf16319 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -599,8 +599,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
         hugepages=      [HW,IA-32,IA-64] Maximal number of HugeTLB pages.
 
-        noirqbalance    [IA-32,SMP,KNL] Disable kernel irq balancing
-
         i8042.direct    [HW] Put keyboard port into non-translated mode
         i8042.dumbkbd   [HW] Pretend that controller can only read data from
                              keyboard and cannot control its state
@@ -1065,9 +1063,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         in certain environments such as networked servers or
                         real-time systems.
 
+        noirqbalance    [IA-32,SMP,KNL] Disable kernel irq balancing
+
         noirqdebug      [IA-32] Disables the code which attempts to detect and
                         disable unhandled interrupt sources.
 
+        no_timer_check  [IA-32,X86_64,APIC] Disables the code which tests for
+                        broken timer IRQ sources.
+
         noisapnp        [ISAPNP] Disables ISA PnP code.
 
         noinitrd        [RAM] Tells the kernel not to load any configured
@@ -1752,6 +1755,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
         norandmaps      Don't use address space randomization
                         Equivalent to echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space
 
+        unwind_debug=N  N > 0 will enable dwarf2 unwinder debugging
+                        This is useful to get more information why
+                        you got a "dwarf2 unwinder stuck"
 
 ______________________________________________________________________
 
diff --git a/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt b/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt
index f39c9d714db3..a2afca3b2bab 100644
--- a/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ consider the following facts about the Linux kernel:
       - different structures can contain different fields
       - Some functions may not be implemented at all, (i.e. some locks
         compile away to nothing for non-SMP builds.)
-      - Parameter passing of variables from function to function can be
-        done in different ways (the CONFIG_REGPARM option controls
-        this.)
       - Memory within the kernel can be aligned in different ways,
         depending on the build options.
   - Linux runs on a wide range of different processor architectures.
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 0bc7f1e3c9e6..5922e84d9133 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - hotplug
 - java-appletviewer           [ binfmt_java, obsolete ]
 - java-interpreter            [ binfmt_java, obsolete ]
+- kstack_depth_to_print       [ X86 only ]
 - l2cr                        [ PPC only ]
 - modprobe                    ==> Documentation/kmod.txt
 - msgmax
@@ -170,6 +171,13 @@ This flag controls the L2 cache of G3 processor boards. If
 
 ==============================================================
 
+kstack_depth_to_print: (X86 only)
+
+Controls the number of words to print when dumping the raw
+kernel stack.
+
+==============================================================
+
 osrelease, ostype & version:
 
 # cat osrelease
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
index f3c57f43ba64..dbdcaf68e3ea 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ APICs
                  apicmaintimer. Useful when your PIT timer is totally
                  broken.
 
-   disable_8254_timer / enable_8254_timer
-                 Enable interrupt 0 timer routing over the 8254 in addition to over
-                 the IO-APIC. The kernel tries to set a sensible default.
-
 Early Console
 
    syntax: earlyprintk=vga
@@ -183,7 +179,7 @@ PCI
 IOMMU
 
  iommu=[size][,noagp][,off][,force][,noforce][,leak][,memaper[=order]][,merge]
-         [,forcesac][,fullflush][,nomerge][,noaperture]
+         [,forcesac][,fullflush][,nomerge][,noaperture][,calgary]
    size  set size of iommu (in bytes)
    noagp don't initialize the AGP driver and use full aperture.
    off   don't use the IOMMU
@@ -204,6 +200,7 @@ IOMMU
             buffering.
    nodac    Forbid DMA >4GB
    panic    Always panic when IOMMU overflows
+   calgary  Use the Calgary IOMMU if it is available
 
   swiotlb=pages[,force]