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@@ -1115,6 +1115,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
libata.dma=4 Compact Flash DMA only
Combinations also work, so libata.dma=3 enables DMA
for disks and CDROMs, but not CFs.
+
+ libata.ignore_hpa= [LIBATA] Ignore HPA limit
+ libata.ignore_hpa=0 keep BIOS limits (default)
+ libata.ignore_hpa=1 ignore limits, using full disk
libata.noacpi [LIBATA] Disables use of ACPI in libata suspend/resume
when set.
@@ -1499,6 +1503,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
[NFS] set the TCP port on which the NFSv4 callback
channel should listen.
+ nfs.cache_getent=
+ [NFS] sets the pathname to the program which is used
+ to update the NFS client cache entries.
+
+ nfs.cache_getent_timeout=
+ [NFS] sets the timeout after which an attempt to
+ update a cache entry is deemed to have failed.
+
nfs.idmap_cache_timeout=
[NFS] set the maximum lifetime for idmapper cache
entries.
@@ -1720,8 +1732,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
oprofile.cpu_type= Force an oprofile cpu type
This might be useful if you have an older oprofile
userland or if you want common events.
- Format: { archperfmon }
- archperfmon: [X86] Force use of architectural
+ Format: { arch_perfmon }
+ arch_perfmon: [X86] Force use of architectural
perfmon on Intel CPUs instead of the
CPU specific event set.
@@ -1915,6 +1927,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Format: { 0 | 1 }
See arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c
+ percpu_alloc= [X86] Select which percpu first chunk allocator to use.
+ Allowed values are one of "lpage", "embed" and "4k".
+ See comments in arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c for
+ details on each allocator. This parameter is primarily
+ for debugging and performance comparison.
+
pf. [PARIDE]
See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
@@ -2385,6 +2403,18 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
stifb= [HW]
Format: bpp:<bpp1>[:<bpp2>[:<bpp3>...]]
+ sunrpc.min_resvport=
+ sunrpc.max_resvport=
+ [NFS,SUNRPC]
+ SunRPC servers often require that client requests
+ originate from a privileged port (i.e. a port in the
+ range 0 < portnr < 1024).
+ An administrator who wishes to reserve some of these
+ ports for other uses may adjust the range that the
+ kernel's sunrpc client considers to be privileged
+ using these two parameters to set the minimum and
+ maximum port values.
+
sunrpc.pool_mode=
[NFS]
Control how the NFS server code allocates CPUs to
@@ -2401,6 +2431,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
pernode one pool for each NUMA node (equivalent
to global on non-NUMA machines)
+ sunrpc.tcp_slot_table_entries=
+ sunrpc.udp_slot_table_entries=
+ [NFS,SUNRPC]
+ Sets the upper limit on the number of simultaneous
+ RPC calls that can be sent from the client to a
+ server. Increasing these values may allow you to
+ improve throughput, but will also increase the
+ amount of memory reserved for use by the client.
+
swiotlb= [IA-64] Number of I/O TLB slabs
switches= [HW,M68k]
@@ -2467,7 +2506,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
tp720= [HW,PS2]
- trace_buf_size=nn[KMG] [ftrace] will set tracing buffer size.
+ trace_buf_size=nn[KMG]
+ [FTRACE] will set tracing buffer size.
trix= [HW,OSS] MediaTrix AudioTrix Pro
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