X-Git-Url: http://pilppa.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fkernel-parameters.txt;h=65de5ba7b74c8323e5c9ff6482db28617fb6593d;hb=8f8e8483f667d79739007b25f0e59a540fb9fa51;hp=fc84490fdb05ec538fa7951891c0372fdd805098;hpb=02a72fd6757c955ea8fe81e6ec3ab07a2a9e6ba5;p=linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index fc84490fdb0..65de5ba7b74 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. @@ -339,12 +340,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file Format: ,, See header of drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_ser_hdx.c. - blkmtd_device= [HW,MTD] - blkmtd_erasesz= - blkmtd_ro= - blkmtd_bs= - blkmtd_count= - boot_delay= Milliseconds to delay each printk during boot. Values larger than 10 seconds (10000) are changed to no delay (0). @@ -425,8 +420,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file over the 8254 in addition to over the IO-APIC. The kernel tries to set a sensible default. - hpet= [X86-32,HPET] option to disable HPET and use PIT. - Format: disable + 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, nVidia) com20020= [HW,NET] ARCnet - COM20020 chipset Format: @@ -507,8 +505,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file cs89x0_media= [HW,NET] Format: { rj45 | aui | bnc } - cyclades= [HW,SERIAL] Cyclades multi-serial port adapter. - dasd= [HW,NET] See header of drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c. @@ -532,29 +528,30 @@ 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. @@ -566,10 +563,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file See drivers/char/README.epca and Documentation/digiepca.txt. - dmascc= [HW,AX25,SERIAL] AX.25 Z80SCC driver with DMA - support available. - Format: [,[,..]] - dmasound= [HW,OSS] Sound subsystem buffers dscc4.setup= [NET] @@ -595,15 +588,6 @@ 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) - - eda= [HW,PS2] - - edb= [HW,PS2] - edd= [EDD] Format: {"of[f]" | "sk[ipmbr]"} See comment in arch/i386/boot/edd.S @@ -786,6 +770,23 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file inttest= [IA64] + intel_iommu= [DMAR] Intel IOMMU driver (DMAR) option + off + Disable intel iommu driver. + igfx_off [Default Off] + By default, gfx is mapped as normal device. If a gfx + device has a dedicated DMAR unit, the DMAR unit is + bypassed by not enabling DMAR with this option. In + this case, gfx device will use physical address for + DMA. + forcedac [x86_64] + With this option iommu will not optimize to look + for io virtual address below 32 bit forcing dual + address cycle on pci bus for cards supporting greater + than 32 bit addressing. The default is to look + for translation below 32 bit and if not available + then look in the higher range. + io7= [HW] IO7 for Marvel based alpha systems See comment before marvel_specify_io7 in arch/alpha/kernel/core_marvel.c. @@ -883,6 +884,14 @@ 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: @@ -1115,6 +1124,10 @@ 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 @@ -1440,7 +1453,9 @@ 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] Limit processor to maximum C-state @@ -1583,7 +1598,13 @@ 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, @@ -2000,10 +2021,6 @@ 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" - ______________________________________________________________________ TODO: