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authorPaul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>2008-01-31 11:25:51 +1100
committerPaul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>2008-01-31 11:25:51 +1100
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+++ 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 +416,21 @@ 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.
+ clearcpuid=BITNUM [X86]
+ Disable CPUID feature X for the kernel. See
+ include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h for the valid bit numbers.
+ Note the Linux specific bits are not necessarily
+ stable over kernel options, but the vendor specific
+ ones should be.
+ Also note that user programs calling CPUID directly
+ or using the feature without checking anything
+ will still see it. This just prevents it from
+ being used by the kernel or shown in /proc/cpuinfo.
+ Also note the kernel might malfunction if you disable
+ some critical bits.
+
+ code_bytes [IA32/X86_64] How many bytes of object code to print
+ in an oops report.
Range: 0 - 8192
Default: 64
@@ -562,6 +583,12 @@ 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, Intel and AMD 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]
@@ -652,6 +679,10 @@ 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.
@@ -787,6 +818,16 @@ 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.
@@ -1052,6 +1093,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Multi-Function General Purpose Timers on AMD Geode
platforms.
+ mfgptfix [X86-32] Fix MFGPT timers on AMD Geode platforms when
+ the BIOS has incorrectly applied a workaround. TinyBIOS
+ version 0.98 is known to be affected, 0.99 fixes the
+ problem by letting the user disable the workaround.
+
mga= [HW,DRM]
mousedev.tap_time=
@@ -1124,6 +1170,10 @@ 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
@@ -1148,6 +1198,8 @@ 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]
@@ -1158,6 +1210,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
register save and restore. The kernel will only save
legacy floating-point registers on task switch.
+ noclflush [BUGS=X86] Don't use the CLFLUSH instruction
+
nohlt [BUGS=ARM]
no-hlt [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel that the hlt
@@ -1594,7 +1648,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Format: <vendor>:<model>:<flags>
(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,
@@ -1961,6 +2021,11 @@ 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