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authorH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>2009-02-24 16:11:51 -0800
committerH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>2009-02-24 16:11:51 -0800
commit638bee71c83a2837b48062fdc5b222163cf53d79 (patch)
tree9c1699c07a5aa547d769138317279b8ee1ba89e8 /Documentation
parent2aaa822984b97efd894d10d1e1382206ef0291a7 (diff)
parenta852cbfaaf8122827602027b1614971cfd832304 (diff)
Merge branch 'x86/core' into x86/mce2
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/cputopology.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86/boot.txt13
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/cputopology.txt b/Documentation/cputopology.txt
index 45932ec21ce..b41f3e58aef 100644
--- a/Documentation/cputopology.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cputopology.txt
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ For an architecture to support this feature, it must define some of
these macros in include/asm-XXX/topology.h:
#define topology_physical_package_id(cpu)
#define topology_core_id(cpu)
-#define topology_thread_siblings(cpu)
-#define topology_core_siblings(cpu)
+#define topology_thread_cpumask(cpu)
+#define topology_core_cpumask(cpu)
The type of **_id is int.
-The type of siblings is cpumask_t.
+The type of siblings is (const) struct cpumask *.
To be consistent on all architectures, include/linux/topology.h
provides default definitions for any of the above macros that are
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 319785b6dcb..f6d5d5b9b2b 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ In addition, the following text indicates that the option:
Parameters denoted with BOOT are actually interpreted by the boot
loader, and have no meaning to the kernel directly.
Do not modify the syntax of boot loader parameters without extreme
-need or coordination with <Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt>.
+need or coordination with <Documentation/x86/boot.txt>.
There are also arch-specific kernel-parameters not documented here.
See for example <Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt>.
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
See Documentation/fb/modedb.txt.
vga= [BOOT,X86-32] Select a particular video mode
- See Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt and
+ See Documentation/x86/boot.txt and
Documentation/svga.txt.
Use vga=ask for menu.
This is actually a boot loader parameter; the value is
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
index 7b4596ac412..12299697b7c 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Offset Proto Name Meaning
0202/4 2.00+ header Magic signature "HdrS"
0206/2 2.00+ version Boot protocol version supported
0208/4 2.00+ realmode_swtch Boot loader hook (see below)
-020C/2 2.00+ start_sys The load-low segment (0x1000) (obsolete)
+020C/2 2.00+ start_sys_seg The load-low segment (0x1000) (obsolete)
020E/2 2.00+ kernel_version Pointer to kernel version string
0210/1 2.00+ type_of_loader Boot loader identifier
0211/1 2.00+ loadflags Boot protocol option flags
@@ -170,10 +170,11 @@ Offset Proto Name Meaning
0224/2 2.01+ heap_end_ptr Free memory after setup end
0226/2 N/A pad1 Unused
0228/4 2.02+ cmd_line_ptr 32-bit pointer to the kernel command line
-022C/4 2.03+ initrd_addr_max Highest legal initrd address
+022C/4 2.03+ ramdisk_max Highest legal initrd address
0230/4 2.05+ kernel_alignment Physical addr alignment required for kernel
0234/1 2.05+ relocatable_kernel Whether kernel is relocatable or not
-0235/3 N/A pad2 Unused
+0235/1 N/A pad2 Unused
+0236/2 N/A pad3 Unused
0238/4 2.06+ cmdline_size Maximum size of the kernel command line
023C/4 2.07+ hardware_subarch Hardware subarchitecture
0240/8 2.07+ hardware_subarch_data Subarchitecture-specific data
@@ -299,14 +300,14 @@ Protocol: 2.00+
e.g. 0x0204 for version 2.04, and 0x0a11 for a hypothetical version
10.17.
-Field name: readmode_swtch
+Field name: realmode_swtch
Type: modify (optional)
Offset/size: 0x208/4
Protocol: 2.00+
Boot loader hook (see ADVANCED BOOT LOADER HOOKS below.)
-Field name: start_sys
+Field name: start_sys_seg
Type: read
Offset/size: 0x20c/2
Protocol: 2.00+
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ Protocol: 2.02+
zero, the kernel will assume that your boot loader does not support
the 2.02+ protocol.
-Field name: initrd_addr_max
+Field name: ramdisk_max
Type: read
Offset/size: 0x22c/4
Protocol: 2.03+