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@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
EFI EFI Partitioning (GPT) is enabled
EIDE EIDE/ATAPI support is enabled.
FB The frame buffer device is enabled.
+ GCOV GCOV profiling is enabled.
HW Appropriate hardware is enabled.
IA-64 IA-64 architecture is enabled.
IMA Integrity measurement architecture is enabled.
@@ -491,6 +492,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Also note the kernel might malfunction if you disable
some critical bits.
+ cmo_free_hint= [PPC] Format: { yes | no }
+ Specify whether pages are marked as being inactive
+ when they are freed. This is used in CMO environments
+ to determine OS memory pressure for page stealing by
+ a hypervisor.
+ Default: yes
+
code_bytes [X86] How many bytes of object code to print
in an oops report.
Range: 0 - 8192
@@ -539,6 +547,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
console=brl,ttyS0
For now, only VisioBraille is supported.
+ consoleblank= [KNL] The console blank (screen saver) timeout in
+ seconds. Defaults to 10*60 = 10mins. A value of 0
+ disables the blank timer.
+
coredump_filter=
[KNL] Change the default value for
/proc/<pid>/coredump_filter.
@@ -785,6 +797,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Format: off | on
default: on
+ gcov_persist= [GCOV] When non-zero (default), profiling data for
+ kernel modules is saved and remains accessible via
+ debugfs, even when the module is unloaded/reloaded.
+ When zero, profiling data is discarded and associated
+ debugfs files are removed at module unload time.
+
gdth= [HW,SCSI]
See header of drivers/scsi/gdth.c.
@@ -887,11 +905,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
ide-core.nodma= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem
Format: =0.0 to prevent dma on hda, =0.1 hdb =1.0 hdc
- .vlb_clock .pci_clock .noflush .noprobe .nowerr .cdrom
- .chs .ignore_cable are additional options
- See Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
-
- idebus= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem - VLB/PCI bus speed
+ .vlb_clock .pci_clock .noflush .nohpa .noprobe .nowerr
+ .cdrom .chs .ignore_cable are additional options
See Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
ide-pci-generic.all-generic-ide [HW] (E)IDE subsystem
@@ -928,6 +943,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Formt: { "sha1" | "md5" }
default: "sha1"
+ ima_tcb [IMA]
+ Load a policy which meets the needs of the Trusted
+ Computing Base. This means IMA will measure all
+ programs exec'd, files mmap'd for exec, and all files
+ opened for read by uid=0.
+
in2000= [HW,SCSI]
See header of drivers/scsi/in2000.c.
@@ -1070,13 +1091,17 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
kgdboc= [HW] kgdb over consoles.
Requires a tty driver that supports console polling.
- (only serial suported for now)
+ (only serial supported for now)
Format: <serial_device>[,baud]
kmac= [MIPS] korina ethernet MAC address.
Configure the RouterBoard 532 series on-chip
Ethernet adapter MAC address.
+ kmemleak= [KNL] Boot-time kmemleak enable/disable
+ Valid arguments: on, off
+ Default: on
+
kstack=N [X86] Print N words from the kernel stack
in oops dumps.
@@ -1395,7 +1420,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
('y', default) or cooked coordinates ('n')
mtrr_chunk_size=nn[KMG] [X86]
- used for mtrr cleanup. It is largest continous chunk
+ used for mtrr cleanup. It is largest continuous chunk
that could hold holes aka. UC entries.
mtrr_gran_size=nn[KMG] [X86]