From 01a24d2b9309676ec2e7069cd19f5b1c4a1505e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paulius Zaleckas Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:55:44 +0100 Subject: [ARM] 5437/1: Add documentation for "nohlt" kernel parameter As per discussion in: http://marc.info/?l=linux-arm-kernel&m=123633652517391&w=2 Signed-off-by: Paulius Zaleckas Acked-by: Paul Mundt Signed-off-by: Russell King --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index be3bde51b56..73fa52c0df2 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1513,7 +1513,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file noclflush [BUGS=X86] Don't use the CLFLUSH instruction - nohlt [BUGS=ARM,SH] + nohlt [BUGS=ARM,SH] Tells the kernel that the sleep(SH) or + wfi(ARM) instruction doesn't work correctly and not to + use it. This is also useful when using JTAG debugger. no-hlt [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel that the hlt instruction doesn't work correctly and not to -- cgit v1.2.3