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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index b2361667839f..b8fadf5f75a3 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
ALSA ALSA sound support is enabled.
APIC APIC support is enabled.
APM Advanced Power Management support is enabled.
+ AVR32 AVR32 architecture is enabled.
AX25 Appropriate AX.25 support is enabled.
BLACKFIN Blackfin architecture is enabled.
DRM Direct Rendering Management support is enabled.
@@ -369,7 +370,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
configured. Potentially dangerous and should only be
used if you are entirely sure of the consequences.
- chandev= [HW,NET] Generic channel device initialisation
+ ccw_timeout_log [S390]
+ See Documentation/s390/CommonIO for details.
checkreqprot [SELINUX] Set initial checkreqprot flag value.
Format: { "0" | "1" }
@@ -381,6 +383,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Value can be changed at runtime via
/selinux/checkreqprot.
+ cio_ignore= [S390]
+ See Documentation/s390/CommonIO for details.
+
+ cio_msg= [S390]
+ See Documentation/s390/CommonIO for details.
+
clock= [BUGS=X86-32, HW] gettimeofday clocksource override.
[Deprecated]
Forces specified clocksource (if available) to be used
@@ -408,8 +416,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
[SPARC64] tick
[X86-64] hpet,tsc
- code_bytes [IA32] How many bytes of object code to print in an
- oops report.
+ code_bytes [IA32/X86_64] How many bytes of object code to print
+ in an oops report.
Range: 0 - 8192
Default: 64
@@ -422,7 +430,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
hpet= [X86-32,HPET] option to control HPET usage
Format: { enable (default) | disable | force }
disable: disable HPET and use PIT instead
- force: allow force enabled of undocumented chips (ICH4, VIA)
+ force: allow force enabled of undocumented chips (ICH4,
+ VIA, nVidia)
com20020= [HW,NET] ARCnet - COM20020 chipset
Format:
@@ -526,29 +535,30 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Format: [,]
See also Documentation/networking/decnet.txt.
- default_blu= [VT]
+ vt.default_blu= [VT]
Format: ,,,...,
Change the default blue palette of the console.
This is a 16-member array composed of values
ranging from 0-255.
- default_grn= [VT]
+ vt.default_grn= [VT]
Format: ,,,...,
Change the default green palette of the console.
This is a 16-member array composed of values
ranging from 0-255.
- default_red= [VT]
+ vt.default_red= [VT]
Format: ,,,...,
Change the default red palette of the console.
This is a 16-member array composed of values
ranging from 0-255.
- default_utf8= [VT]
+ vt.default_utf8=
+ [VT]
Format=<0|1>
Set system-wide default UTF-8 mode for all tty's.
- Default is 0 and by setting to 1, it enables UTF-8
- mode for all newly opened or allocated terminals.
+ Default is 1, i.e. UTF-8 mode is enabled for all
+ newly opened terminals.
dhash_entries= [KNL]
Set number of hash buckets for dentry cache.
@@ -560,6 +570,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
See drivers/char/README.epca and
Documentation/digiepca.txt.
+ disable_mtrr_trim [X86-64, Intel only]
+ By default the kernel will trim any uncacheable
+ memory out of your available memory pool based on
+ MTRR settings. This parameter disables that behavior,
+ possibly causing your machine to run very slowly.
+
dmasound= [HW,OSS] Sound subsystem buffers
dscc4.setup= [NET]
@@ -585,11 +601,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
eata= [HW,SCSI]
- ec_intr= [HW,ACPI] ACPI Embedded Controller interrupt mode
- Format:
- 0: polling mode
- non-0: interrupt mode (default)
-
edd= [EDD]
Format: {"of[f]" | "sk[ipmbr]"}
See comment in arch/i386/boot/edd.S
@@ -655,6 +666,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
gamma= [HW,DRM]
+ gart_fix_e820= [X86_64] disable the fix e820 for K8 GART
+ Format: off | on
+ default: on
+
gdth= [HW,SCSI]
See header of drivers/scsi/gdth.c.
@@ -789,6 +804,16 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
for translation below 32 bit and if not available
then look in the higher range.
+ io_delay= [X86-32,X86-64] I/O delay method
+ 0x80
+ Standard port 0x80 based delay
+ 0xed
+ Alternate port 0xed based delay (needed on some systems)
+ udelay
+ Simple two microseconds delay
+ none
+ No delay
+
io7= [HW] IO7 for Marvel based alpha systems
See comment before marvel_specify_io7 in
arch/alpha/kernel/core_marvel.c.
@@ -886,6 +911,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
lapic_timer_c2_ok [X86-32,x86-64,APIC] trust the local apic timer in
C2 power state.
+ libata.dma= [LIBATA] DMA control
+ libata.dma=0 Disable all PATA and SATA DMA
+ libata.dma=1 PATA and SATA Disk DMA only
+ libata.dma=2 ATAPI (CDROM) DMA only
+ libata.dma=4 Compact Flash DMA only
+ Combinations also work, so libata.dma=3 enables DMA
+ for disks and CDROMs, but not CFs.
+
libata.noacpi [LIBATA] Disables use of ACPI in libata suspend/resume
when set.
Format:
@@ -1118,6 +1151,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
of returning the full 64-bit number.
The default is to return 64-bit inode numbers.
+ nmi_debug= [KNL,AVR32] Specify one or more actions to take
+ when a NMI is triggered.
+ Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die]
+
nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86-32] Debugging features for SMP kernels
no387 [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel to use the 387 maths
@@ -1142,6 +1179,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
nodisconnect [HW,SCSI,M68K] Disables SCSI disconnects.
+ noefi [X86-32,X86-64] Disable EFI runtime services support.
+
noexec [IA-64]
noexec [X86-32,X86-64]
@@ -1443,7 +1482,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Param: "schedule" - profile schedule points.
Param: - step/bucket size as a power of 2 for
statistical time based profiling.
- Param: "sleep" - profile D-state sleeping (millisecs)
+ Param: "sleep" - profile D-state sleeping (millisecs).
+ Requires CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS
Param: "kvm" - profile VM exits.
processor.max_cstate= [HW,ACPI]
@@ -1587,7 +1627,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Format: ::
(flags are integer value)
- scsi_logging= [SCSI]
+ scsi_logging_level= [SCSI] a bit mask of logging levels
+ See drivers/scsi/scsi_logging.h for bits. Also
+ settable via sysctl at dev.scsi.logging_level
+ (/proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging_level).
+ There is also a nice 'scsi_logging_level' script in the
+ S390-tools package, available for download at
+ http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/s390-tools-1.5.4.html
scsi_mod.scan= [SCSI] sync (default) scans SCSI busses as they are
discovered. async scans them in kernel threads,
@@ -1954,6 +2000,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
vdso=1: enable VDSO (default)
vdso=0: disable VDSO mapping
+ vdso32= [X86-32,X86-64]
+ vdso32=2: enable compat VDSO (default with COMPAT_VDSO)
+ vdso32=1: enable 32-bit VDSO (default)
+ vdso32=0: disable 32-bit VDSO mapping
+
vector= [IA-64,SMP]
vector=percpu: enable percpu vector domain