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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ramdisk.txt | 7 |
3 files changed, 2 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index eb247997f67..a0ed205e535 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1473,14 +1473,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file raid= [HW,RAID] See Documentation/md.txt. - ramdisk= [RAM] Sizes of RAM disks in kilobytes [deprecated] - See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. - ramdisk_blocksize= [RAM] See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. ramdisk_size= [RAM] Sizes of RAM disks in kilobytes - New name for the ramdisk parameter. See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. rcu.blimit= [KNL,BOOT] Set maximum number of finished diff --git a/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt b/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt index 59108cebe16..8a523f6af48 100644 --- a/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt @@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ Devices possible for Atari: seconds. -2.6) ramdisk= +2.6) ramdisk_size= ------------- -Syntax: ramdisk=<size> +Syntax: ramdisk_size=<size> This option instructs the kernel to set up a ramdisk of the given size in KBytes. Do not use this option if the ramdisk contents are diff --git a/Documentation/ramdisk.txt b/Documentation/ramdisk.txt index 33e987df071..6c820baa19a 100644 --- a/Documentation/ramdisk.txt +++ b/Documentation/ramdisk.txt @@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ To use RAM disk support with your system, run './MAKEDEV ram' from the /dev directory. RAM disks are all major number 1, and start with minor number 0 for /dev/ram0, etc. If used, modern kernels use /dev/ram0 for an initrd. -The old "ramdisk=<ram_size>" has been changed to "ramdisk_size=<ram_size>" to -make it clearer. The original "ramdisk=<ram_size>" has been kept around for -compatibility reasons, but it may be removed in the future. -There are also config symbols (in the Block drivers config menu) for these -variables: BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE defaults to 4096 and BLK_DEV_RAM_BLOCKSIZE -defaults to 1024. - The new RAM disk also has the ability to load compressed RAM disk images, allowing one to squeeze more programs onto an average installation or rescue floppy disk. |