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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 15356aca938..479eeaf4402 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -235,10 +235,61 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. Format: To spoof as Windows 98: ="Microsoft Windows" acpi_osi= [HW,ACPI] Modify list of supported OS interface strings - acpi_osi="string1" # add string1 -- only one string - acpi_osi="!string2" # remove built-in string2 + acpi_osi="string1" # add string1 + acpi_osi="!string2" # remove string2 + acpi_osi=!* # remove all strings + acpi_osi=! # disable all built-in OS vendor + strings acpi_osi= # disable all strings + 'acpi_osi=!' can be used in combination with single or + multiple 'acpi_osi="string1"' to support specific OS + vendor string(s). Note that such command can only + affect the default state of the OS vendor strings, thus + it cannot affect the default state of the feature group + strings and the current state of the OS vendor strings, + specifying it multiple times through kernel command line + is meaningless. This command is useful when one do not + care about the state of the feature group strings which + should be controlled by the OSPM. + Examples: + 1. 'acpi_osi=! acpi_osi="Windows 2000"' is equivalent + to 'acpi_osi="Windows 2000" acpi_osi=!', they all + can make '_OSI("Windows 2000")' TRUE. + + 'acpi_osi=' cannot be used in combination with other + 'acpi_osi=' command lines, the _OSI method will not + exist in the ACPI namespace. NOTE that such command can + only affect the _OSI support state, thus specifying it + multiple times through kernel command line is also + meaningless. + Examples: + 1. 'acpi_osi=' can make 'CondRefOf(_OSI, Local1)' + FALSE. + + 'acpi_osi=!*' can be used in combination with single or + multiple 'acpi_osi="string1"' to support specific + string(s). Note that such command can affect the + current state of both the OS vendor strings and the + feature group strings, thus specifying it multiple times + through kernel command line is meaningful. But it may + still not able to affect the final state of a string if + there are quirks related to this string. This command + is useful when one want to control the state of the + feature group strings to debug BIOS issues related to + the OSPM features. + Examples: + 1. 'acpi_osi="Module Device" acpi_osi=!*' can make + '_OSI("Module Device")' FALSE. + 2. 'acpi_osi=!* acpi_osi="Module Device"' can make + '_OSI("Module Device")' TRUE. + 3. 'acpi_osi=! acpi_osi=!* acpi_osi="Windows 2000"' is + equivalent to + 'acpi_osi=!* acpi_osi=! acpi_osi="Windows 2000"' + and + 'acpi_osi=!* acpi_osi="Windows 2000" acpi_osi=!', + they all will make '_OSI("Windows 2000")' TRUE. + acpi_pm_good [X86] Override the pmtimer bug detection: force the kernel to assume that this machine's pmtimer latches its value @@ -2953,7 +3004,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. improve throughput, but will also increase the amount of memory reserved for use by the client. - swapaccount[=0|1] + swapaccount=[0|1] [KNL] Enable accounting of swap in memory resource controller if no parameter or 1 is given or disable it if 0 is given (See Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt) @@ -3322,6 +3373,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. them quite hard to use for exploits but might break your system. + vt.color= [VT] Default text color. + Format: 0xYX, X = foreground, Y = background. + Default: 0x07 = light gray on black. + 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; @@ -3361,6 +3416,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. overridden by individual drivers. 0 will hide cursors, 1 will display them. + vt.italic= [VT] Default color for italic text; 0-15. + Default: 2 = green. + + vt.underline= [VT] Default color for underlined text; 0-15. + Default: 3 = cyan. + watchdog timers [HW,WDT] For information on watchdog timers, see Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-parameters.txt or other driver-specific files in the |