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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 4ca93898fbd..78926aa2531 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. See also Documentation/power/pm.txt, pci=noacpi + acpi_rsdp= [ACPI,EFI,KEXEC] + Pass the RSDP address to the kernel, mostly used + on machines running EFI runtime service to boot the + second kernel for kdump. + acpi_apic_instance= [ACPI, IOAPIC] Format: <int> 2: use 2nd APIC table, if available @@ -546,6 +551,9 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. /proc/<pid>/coredump_filter. See also Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt. + cpuidle.off=1 [CPU_IDLE] + disable the cpuidle sub-system + cpcihp_generic= [HW,PCI] Generic port I/O CompactPCI driver Format: <first_slot>,<last_slot>,<port>,<enum_bit>[,<debug>] @@ -2153,6 +2161,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. [HW,MOUSE] Controls Logitech smartscroll autorepeat. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled (default). + pstore.backend= Specify the name of the pstore backend to use + pt. [PARIDE] See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt. @@ -2238,6 +2248,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. ro [KNL] Mount root device read-only on boot root= [KNL] Root filesystem + See name_to_dev_t comment in init/do_mounts.c. rootdelay= [KNL] Delay (in seconds) to pause before attempting to mount the root filesystem @@ -2669,6 +2680,27 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. vmpoff= [KNL,S390] Perform z/VM CP command after power off. Format: <command> + vsyscall= [X86-64] + Controls the behavior of vsyscalls (i.e. calls to + fixed addresses of 0xffffffffff600x00 from legacy + code). Most statically-linked binaries and older + versions of glibc use these calls. Because these + functions are at fixed addresses, they make nice + targets for exploits that can control RIP. + + emulate [default] Vsyscalls turn into traps and are + emulated reasonably safely. + + native Vsyscalls are native syscall instructions. + This is a little bit faster than trapping + and makes a few dynamic recompilers work + better than they would in emulation mode. + It also makes exploits much easier to write. + + none Vsyscalls don't work at all. This makes + them quite hard to use for exploits but + might break your system. + vt.cur_default= [VT] Default cursor shape. Format: 0xCCBBAA, where AA, BB, and CC are the same as the parameters of the <Esc>[?A;B;Cc escape sequence; |