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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2009-06-11 17:55:42 +0200
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2009-06-11 17:55:42 +0200
commit940010c5a314a7bd9b498593bc6ba1718ac5aec5 (patch)
treed141e08ced08c40c6a8e3ab2cdecde5ff14e560f /Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
parent8dc8e5e8bc0ce00b0f656bf972f67cd8a72759e5 (diff)
parent991ec02cdca33b03a132a0cacfe6f0aa0be9aa8d (diff)
Merge branch 'linus' into perfcounters/core
Conflicts: arch/x86/kernel/irqinit.c arch/x86/kernel/irqinit_64.c arch/x86/kernel/traps.c arch/x86/mm/fault.c include/linux/sched.h kernel/exit.c
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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
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@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ parameter is applicable:
ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled.
ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled.
- KMEMTRACE kmemtrace is enabled.
LIBATA Libata driver is enabled
LP Printer support is enabled.
LOOP Loopback device support is enabled.
@@ -329,11 +328,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
flushed before they will be reused, which
is a lot of faster
- amd_iommu_size= [HW,X86-64]
- Define the size of the aperture for the AMD IOMMU
- driver. Possible values are:
- '32M', '64M' (default), '128M', '256M', '512M', '1G'
-
amijoy.map= [HW,JOY] Amiga joystick support
Map of devices attached to JOY0DAT and JOY1DAT
Format: <a>,<b>
@@ -646,6 +640,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
DMA-API debugging code disables itself because the
architectural default is too low.
+ dma_debug_driver=<driver_name>
+ With this option the DMA-API debugging driver
+ filter feature can be enabled at boot time. Just
+ pass the driver to filter for as the parameter.
+ The filter can be disabled or changed to another
+ driver later using sysfs.
+
dscc4.setup= [NET]
dtc3181e= [HW,SCSI]
@@ -752,12 +753,25 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
ia64_pal_cache_flush instead of SAL_CACHE_FLUSH.
ftrace=[tracer]
- [ftrace] will set and start the specified tracer
+ [FTRACE] will set and start the specified tracer
as early as possible in order to facilitate early
boot debugging.
ftrace_dump_on_oops
- [ftrace] will dump the trace buffers on oops.
+ [FTRACE] will dump the trace buffers on oops.
+
+ ftrace_filter=[function-list]
+ [FTRACE] Limit the functions traced by the function
+ tracer at boot up. function-list is a comma separated
+ list of functions. This list can be changed at run
+ time by the set_ftrace_filter file in the debugfs
+ tracing directory.
+
+ ftrace_notrace=[function-list]
+ [FTRACE] Do not trace the functions specified in
+ function-list. This list can be changed at run time
+ by the set_ftrace_notrace file in the debugfs
+ tracing directory.
gamecon.map[2|3]=
[HW,JOY] Multisystem joystick and NES/SNES/PSX pad
@@ -1054,15 +1068,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal
zone if it does not.
- kmemtrace.enable= [KNL,KMEMTRACE] Format: { yes | no }
- Controls whether kmemtrace is enabled
- at boot-time.
-
- kmemtrace.subbufs=n [KNL,KMEMTRACE] Overrides the number of
- subbufs kmemtrace's relay channel has. Set this
- higher than default (KMEMTRACE_N_SUBBUFS in code) if
- you experience buffer overruns.
-
kgdboc= [HW] kgdb over consoles.
Requires a tty driver that supports console polling.
(only serial suported for now)
@@ -1575,6 +1580,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
noinitrd [RAM] Tells the kernel not to load any configured
initial RAM disk.
+ nointremap [X86-64, Intel-IOMMU] Do not enable interrupt
+ remapping.
+
nointroute [IA-64]
nojitter [IA64] Disables jitter checking for ITC timers.
@@ -1660,6 +1668,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
oprofile.timer= [HW]
Use timer interrupt instead of performance counters
+ 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
+ perfmon on Intel CPUs instead of the
+ CPU specific event set.
+
osst= [HW,SCSI] SCSI Tape Driver
Format: <buffer_size>,<write_threshold>
See also Documentation/scsi/st.txt.