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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 6263a2da3e2f..f8aae632f02f 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -790,8 +790,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. is passed, kernel could allocate physical memory region above 4G, that cause second kernel crash on system that require some amount of low memory, e.g. swiotlb - requires at least 64M+32K low memory. Kernel would - try to allocate 72M below 4G automatically. + requires at least 64M+32K low memory, also enough extra + low memory is needed to make sure DMA buffers for 32-bit + devices won't run out. Kernel would try to allocate at + at least 256M below 4G automatically. This one let user to specify own low range under 4G for second kernel instead. 0: to disable low allocation. @@ -930,11 +932,11 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. The filter can be disabled or changed to another driver later using sysfs. - drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware=[<connector>:]<file> - Broken monitors, graphic adapters and KVMs may - send no or incorrect EDID data sets. This parameter - allows to specify an EDID data set in the - /lib/firmware directory that is used instead. + drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware=[<connector>:]<file>[,[<connector>:]<file>] + Broken monitors, graphic adapters, KVMs and EDIDless + panels may send no or incorrect EDID data sets. + This parameter allows to specify an EDID data sets + in the /lib/firmware directory that are used instead. Generic built-in EDID data sets are used, if one of edid/1024x768.bin, edid/1280x1024.bin, edid/1680x1050.bin, or edid/1920x1080.bin is given @@ -943,7 +945,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. available in Documentation/EDID/HOWTO.txt. An EDID data set will only be used for a particular connector, if its name and a colon are prepended to the EDID - name. + name. Each connector may use a unique EDID data + set by separating the files with a comma. An EDID + data set with no connector name will be used for + any connectors not explicitly specified. dscc4.setup= [NET] @@ -972,6 +977,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. earlycon= [KNL] Output early console device and options. + When used with no options, the early console is + determined by the stdout-path property in device + tree's chosen node. + cdns,<addr> Start an early, polled-mode console on a cadence serial port at the specified address. The cadence serial port @@ -1269,6 +1278,11 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. Format: <unsigned int> such that (rxsize & ~0x1fffc0) == 0. Default: 1024 + hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace= + [KNL] Should the hard-lockup detector generate + backtraces on all cpus. + Format: <integer> + hashdist= [KNL,NUMA] Large hashes allocated during boot are distributed across NUMA nodes. Defaults on for 64-bit NUMA, off otherwise. @@ -1579,6 +1593,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. nosid disable Source ID checking no_x2apic_optout BIOS x2APIC opt-out request will be ignored + nopost disable Interrupt Posting iomem= Disable strict checking of access to MMIO memory strict regions from userspace. @@ -2340,11 +2355,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86] Debugging features for SMP kernels Format: [panic,][nopanic,][num] Valid num: 0 or 1 - 0 - turn nmi_watchdog off - 1 - turn nmi_watchdog on + 0 - turn hardlockup detector in nmi_watchdog off + 1 - turn hardlockup detector in nmi_watchdog on When panic is specified, panic when an NMI watchdog timeout occurs (or 'nopanic' to override the opposite - default). + default). To disable both hard and soft lockup detectors, + please see 'nowatchdog'. This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and need the box quickly up again. |