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index c86c0745971..9fa6508892c 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -198,59 +198,42 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
that require a timer override, but don't have
HPET
- acpi.debug_layer= [HW,ACPI]
+ acpi_backlight= [HW,ACPI]
+ acpi_backlight=vendor
+ acpi_backlight=video
+ If set to vendor, prefer vendor specific driver
+ (e.g. thinkpad_acpi, sony_acpi, etc.) instead
+ of the ACPI video.ko driver.
+
+ acpi_display_output= [HW,ACPI]
+ acpi_display_output=vendor
+ acpi_display_output=video
+ See above.
+
+ acpi.debug_layer= [HW,ACPI,ACPI_DEBUG]
+ acpi.debug_level= [HW,ACPI,ACPI_DEBUG]
Format: <int>
- Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug layer,
- 1: enable, 0: disable. It is useful for boot time
- debugging. After system has booted up, it can be set
- via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_layer.
- CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce any output.
- Available bits (add the numbers together) to enable debug output
- for specific parts of the ACPI subsystem:
- 0x01 utilities 0x02 hardware 0x04 events 0x08 tables
- 0x10 namespace 0x20 parser 0x40 dispatcher
- 0x80 executer 0x100 resources 0x200 acpica debugger
- 0x400 os services 0x800 acpica disassembler.
- The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex.
- Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of
- output and make your system unusable. Be very careful.
-
- acpi.debug_level= [HW,ACPI]
- Format: <int>
- Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug level,
- which corresponds to the level in an ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT
- statement. After system has booted up, this mask
- can be set via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_level.
-
- CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce
- any output. The number can be in decimal or prefixed
- with 0x in hex. Some of these options produce so much
- output that the system is unusable.
-
- The following global components are defined by the
- ACPI CA:
- 0x01 error
- 0x02 warn
- 0x04 init
- 0x08 debug object
- 0x10 info
- 0x20 init names
- 0x40 parse
- 0x80 load
- 0x100 dispatch
- 0x200 execute
- 0x400 names
- 0x800 operation region
- 0x1000 bfield
- 0x2000 tables
- 0x4000 values
- 0x8000 objects
- 0x10000 resources
- 0x20000 user requests
- 0x40000 package
- The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex.
- Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of
- output and make your system unusable. Be very careful.
+ CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled to produce any ACPI
+ debug output. Bits in debug_layer correspond to a
+ _COMPONENT in an ACPI source file, e.g.,
+ #define _COMPONENT ACPI_PCI_COMPONENT
+ Bits in debug_level correspond to a level in
+ ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT statements, e.g.,
+ ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, ...
+ See Documentation/acpi/debug.txt for more information
+ about debug layers and levels.
+
+ Enable AML "Debug" output, i.e., stores to the Debug
+ object while interpreting AML:
+ acpi.debug_layer=0xffffffff acpi.debug_level=0x2
+ Enable PCI/PCI interrupt routing info messages:
+ acpi.debug_layer=0x400000 acpi.debug_level=0x4
+ Enable all messages related to ACPI hardware:
+ acpi.debug_layer=0x2 acpi.debug_level=0xffffffff
+
+ Some values produce so much output that the system is
+ unusable. The "log_buf_len" parameter may be useful
+ if you need to capture more output.
acpi.power_nocheck= [HW,ACPI]
Format: 1/0 enable/disable the check of power state.
@@ -646,7 +629,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
digiepca= [HW,SERIAL]
See drivers/char/README.epca and
- Documentation/digiepca.txt.
+ Documentation/serial/digiepca.txt.
disable_mtrr_cleanup [X86]
enable_mtrr_cleanup [X86]
@@ -757,7 +740,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
See header of drivers/scsi/fdomain.c.
floppy= [HW]
- See Documentation/floppy.txt.
+ See Documentation/blockdev/floppy.txt.
force_pal_cache_flush
[IA-64] Avoid check_sal_cache_flush which may hang on
@@ -1118,7 +1101,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
the same attribute, the last one is used.
load_ramdisk= [RAM] List of ramdisks to load from floppy
- See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
+ See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt.
lockd.nlm_grace_period=P [NFS] Assign grace period.
Format: <integer>
@@ -1613,7 +1596,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
pcd. [PARIDE]
See header of drivers/block/paride/pcd.c.
- See also Documentation/paride.txt.
+ See also Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
pci=option[,option...] [PCI] various PCI subsystem options:
off [X86] don't probe for the PCI bus
@@ -1714,7 +1697,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4
pd. [PARIDE]
- See Documentation/paride.txt.
+ See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
pdcchassis= [PARISC,HW] Disable/Enable PDC Chassis Status codes at
boot time.
@@ -1722,10 +1705,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
See arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c
pf. [PARIDE]
- See Documentation/paride.txt.
+ See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
pg. [PARIDE]
- See Documentation/paride.txt.
+ See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
pirq= [SMP,APIC] Manual mp-table setup
See Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt.
@@ -1795,7 +1778,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
prompt_ramdisk= [RAM] List of RAM disks to prompt for floppy disk
before loading.
- See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
+ See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt.
psmouse.proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to
probe for; one of (bare|imps|exps|lifebook|any).
@@ -1815,7 +1798,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
<io>,<mss_io>,<mss_irq>,<mss_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>
pt. [PARIDE]
- See Documentation/paride.txt.
+ See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.
pty.legacy_count=
[KNL] Number of legacy pty's. Overwrites compiled-in
@@ -1829,10 +1812,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
See Documentation/md.txt.
ramdisk_blocksize= [RAM]
- See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
+ See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt.
ramdisk_size= [RAM] Sizes of RAM disks in kilobytes
- See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
+ See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt.
rcupdate.blimit= [KNL,BOOT]
Set maximum number of finished RCU callbacks to process
@@ -2164,7 +2147,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
See Documentation/sonypi.txt
specialix= [HW,SERIAL] Specialix multi-serial port adapter
- See Documentation/specialix.txt.
+ See Documentation/serial/specialix.txt.
spia_io_base= [HW,MTD]
spia_fio_base=