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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt')
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1 files changed, 38 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 8dd7248508a9..0b6815504e6d 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ parameter is applicable: AVR32 AVR32 architecture is enabled. AX25 Appropriate AX.25 support is enabled. BLACKFIN Blackfin architecture is enabled. - DRM Direct Rendering Management support is enabled. EDD BIOS Enhanced Disk Drive Services (EDD) is enabled EFI EFI Partitioning (GPT) is enabled EIDE EIDE/ATAPI support is enabled. + DRM Direct Rendering Management support is enabled. + DYNAMIC_DEBUG Build in debug messages and enable them at runtime FB The frame buffer device is enabled. GCOV GCOV profiling is enabled. HW Appropriate hardware is enabled. @@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file [ARM] imx_timer1,OSTS,netx_timer,mpu_timer2, pxa_timer,timer3,32k_counter,timer0_1 [AVR32] avr32 - [X86-32] pit,hpet,tsc,vmi-timer; + [X86-32] pit,hpet,tsc; scx200_hrt on Geode; cyclone on IBM x440 [MIPS] MIPS [PARISC] cr16 @@ -570,6 +571,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file Format: <port#>,<type> See also Documentation/input/joystick-parport.txt + ddebug_query= [KNL,DYNAMIC_DEBUG] Enable debug messages at early boot + time. See Documentation/dynamic-debug-howto.txt for + details. + debug [KNL] Enable kernel debugging (events log level). debug_locks_verbose= @@ -1126,9 +1131,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file kvm.oos_shadow= [KVM] Disable out-of-sync shadow paging. Default is 1 (enabled) - kvm-amd.nested= [KVM,AMD] Allow nested virtualization in KVM/SVM. + kvm.mmu_audit= [KVM] This is a R/W parameter which allows audit + KVM MMU at runtime. Default is 0 (off) + kvm-amd.nested= [KVM,AMD] Allow nested virtualization in KVM/SVM. + Default is 1 (enabled) + kvm-amd.npt= [KVM,AMD] Disable nested paging (virtualized MMU) for all guests. Default is 1 (enabled) if in 64bit or 32bit-PAE mode @@ -1693,6 +1702,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file nojitter [IA64] Disables jitter checking for ITC timers. + no-kvmclock [X86,KVM] Disable paravirtualized KVM clock driver + nolapic [X86-32,APIC] Do not enable or use the local APIC. nolapic_timer [X86-32,APIC] Do not use the local APIC timer. @@ -1713,7 +1724,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file norandmaps Don't use address space randomization. Equivalent to echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space - noreplace-paravirt [X86-32,PV_OPS] Don't patch paravirt_ops + noreplace-paravirt [X86,IA-64,PV_OPS] Don't patch paravirt_ops noreplace-smp [X86-32,SMP] Don't replace SMP instructions with UP alternatives @@ -2153,6 +2164,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file Reserves a hole at the top of the kernel virtual address space. + reservelow= [X86] + Format: nn[K] + Set the amount of memory to reserve for BIOS at + the bottom of the address space. + reset_devices [KNL] Force drivers to reset the underlying device during initialization. @@ -2165,6 +2181,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file in <PAGE_SIZE> units (needed only for swap files). See Documentation/power/swsusp-and-swap-files.txt + hibernate= [HIBERNATION] + noresume Don't check if there's a hibernation image + present during boot. + nocompress Don't compress/decompress hibernation images. + retain_initrd [RAM] Keep initrd memory after extraction rhash_entries= [KNL,NET] @@ -2360,6 +2381,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file switches= [HW,M68k] + sysfs.deprecated=0|1 [KNL] + Enable/disable old style sysfs layout for old udev + on older distributions. When this option is enabled + very new udev will not work anymore. When this option + is disabled (or CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED not compiled) + in older udev will not work anymore. + Default depends on CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 set in + the kernel configuration. + sysrq_always_enabled [KNL] Ignore sysrq setting - this boot parameter will @@ -2435,6 +2465,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file disables clocksource verification at runtime. Used to enable high-resolution timer mode on older hardware, and in virtualized environment. + [x86] noirqtime: Do not use TSC to do irq accounting. + Used to run time disable IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING on any + platforms where RDTSC is slow and this accounting + can add overhead. turbografx.map[2|3]= [HW,JOY] TurboGraFX parallel port interface |