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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 84c3bd05c63..6b8ad06846c 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ parameter is applicable: GENERIC_TIME The generic timeofday code is enabled. NFS Appropriate NFS support is enabled. OSS OSS sound support is enabled. + PV_OPS A paravirtualized kernel PARIDE The ParIDE subsystem is enabled. PARISC The PA-RISC architecture is enabled. PCI PCI bus support is enabled. @@ -495,6 +496,30 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file Format: <area>[,<node>] See also Documentation/networking/decnet.txt. + default_blu= [VT] + Format: <blue0>,<blue1>,<blue2>,...,<blue15> + Change the default blue palette of the console. + This is a 16-member array composed of values + ranging from 0-255. + + default_grn= [VT] + Format: <green0>,<green1>,<green2>,...,<green15> + Change the default green palette of the console. + This is a 16-member array composed of values + ranging from 0-255. + + default_red= [VT] + Format: <red0>,<red1>,<red2>,...,<red15> + Change the default red palette of the console. + This is a 16-member array composed of values + ranging from 0-255. + + 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. + dhash_entries= [KNL] Set number of hash buckets for dentry cache. @@ -695,8 +720,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file idebus= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem - VLB/PCI bus speed See Documentation/ide.txt. - idle= [HW] - Format: idle=poll or idle=halt + idle= [X86] + Format: idle=poll or idle=mwait + Poll forces a polling idle loop that can slightly improves the performance + of waking up a idle CPU, but will use a lot of power and make the system + run hot. Not recommended. + idle=mwait. On systems which support MONITOR/MWAIT but the kernel chose + to not use it because it doesn't save as much power as a normal idle + loop use the MONITOR/MWAIT idle loop anyways. Performance should be the same + as idle=poll. ignore_loglevel [KNL] Ignore loglevel setting - this will print /all/ @@ -808,6 +840,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file lasi= [HW,SCSI] PARISC LASI driver for the 53c700 chip Format: addr:<io>,irq:<irq> + legacy_serial.force [HW,IA-32,X86-64] + Probe for COM ports at legacy addresses even + if PNPBIOS or ACPI should describe them. This + is for working around firmware defects. + llsc*= [IA64] See function print_params() in arch/ia64/sn/kernel/llsc4.c. @@ -1157,6 +1194,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file nomce [IA-32] Machine Check Exception + noreplace-paravirt [IA-32,PV_OPS] Don't patch paravirt_ops + + noreplace-smp [IA-32,SMP] Don't replace SMP instructions + with UP alternatives + noresidual [PPC] Don't use residual data on PReP machines. noresume [SWSUSP] Disables resume and restores original swap @@ -1562,6 +1604,20 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file smart2= [HW] Format: <io1>[,<io2>[,...,<io8>]] + smp-alt-once [IA-32,SMP] On a hotplug CPU system, only + attempt to substitute SMP alternatives once at boot. + + smsc-ircc2.nopnp [HW] Don't use PNP to discover SMC devices + smsc-ircc2.ircc_cfg= [HW] Device configuration I/O port + smsc-ircc2.ircc_sir= [HW] SIR base I/O port + smsc-ircc2.ircc_fir= [HW] FIR base I/O port + smsc-ircc2.ircc_irq= [HW] IRQ line + smsc-ircc2.ircc_dma= [HW] DMA channel + smsc-ircc2.ircc_transceiver= [HW] Transceiver type: + 0: Toshiba Satellite 1800 (GP data pin select) + 1: Fast pin select (default) + 2: ATC IRMode + snd-ad1816a= [HW,ALSA] snd-ad1848= [HW,ALSA] @@ -1820,6 +1876,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file [USBHID] The interval which mice are to be polled at. vdso= [IA-32,SH] + vdso=2: enable compat VDSO (default with COMPAT_VDSO) vdso=1: enable VDSO (default) vdso=0: disable VDSO mapping |