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-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkback9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront11
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt7
3 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkback b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkback
index ecb7942ff146..ac2947b98950 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkback
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkback
@@ -35,3 +35,12 @@ Description:
controls the duration in milliseconds that blkback will not
cache any page not backed by a grant mapping.
The default is 10ms.
+
+What: /sys/module/xen_blkback/parameters/feature_persistent
+Date: September 2020
+KernelVersion: 5.10
+Contact: SeongJae Park <sjpark@amazon.de>
+Description:
+ Whether to enable the persistent grants feature or not. Note
+ that this option only takes effect on newly created backends.
+ The default is Y (enable).
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
index c0a6cb7eb314..28008905615f 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-xen-blkfront
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-What: /sys/module/xen_blkfront/parameters/max
+What: /sys/module/xen_blkfront/parameters/max_indirect_segments
Date: June 2013
KernelVersion: 3.11
Contact: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
@@ -8,3 +8,12 @@ Description:
is 32 - higher value means more potential throughput but more
memory usage. The backend picks the minimum of the frontend
and its default backend value.
+
+What: /sys/module/xen_blkfront/parameters/feature_persistent
+Date: September 2020
+KernelVersion: 5.10
+Contact: SeongJae Park <sjpark@amazon.de>
+Description:
+ Whether to enable the persistent grants feature or not. Note
+ that this option only takes effect on newly created frontends.
+ The default is Y (enable).
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 02d4adbf98d2..526d65d8573a 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -5978,6 +5978,13 @@
After which time (jiffies) the event handling loop
should start to delay EOI handling. Default is 2.
+ xen.fifo_events= [XEN]
+ Boolean parameter to disable using fifo event handling
+ even if available. Normally fifo event handling is
+ preferred over the 2-level event handling, as it is
+ fairer and the number of possible event channels is
+ much higher. Default is on (use fifo events).
+
nopv= [X86,XEN,KVM,HYPER_V,VMWARE]
Disables the PV optimizations forcing the guest to run
as generic guest with no PV drivers. Currently support