Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sameo/mfd-2.6

[pandora-kernel.git] / Documentation / kernel-parameters.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index d18a9e1..cc85a92 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
        ekgdboc=        [X86,KGDB] Allow early kernel console debugging
                        ekgdboc=kbd
 
        ekgdboc=        [X86,KGDB] Allow early kernel console debugging
                        ekgdboc=kbd
 

-                       This is desgined to be used in conjunction with
+                       This is designed to be used in conjunction with

                        the boot argument: earlyprintk=vga
 
        edd=            [EDD]
                        the boot argument: earlyprintk=vga
 
        edd=            [EDD]


@@ -872,6 +872,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
                               If specified, z/VM IUCV HVC accepts connections
                               from listed z/VM user IDs only.
 
                               If specified, z/VM IUCV HVC accepts connections
                               from listed z/VM user IDs only.
 

+       keep_bootcon    [KNL]
+                       Do not unregister boot console at start. This is only
+                       useful for debugging when something happens in the window
+                       between unregistering the boot console and initializing
+                       the real console.
+

        i2c_bus=        [HW] Override the default board specific I2C bus speed
                             or register an additional I2C bus that is not
                             registered from board initialization code.
        i2c_bus=        [HW] Override the default board specific I2C bus speed
                             or register an additional I2C bus that is not
                             registered from board initialization code.


@@ -1597,11 +1603,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
                        Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die]
 
        nmi_watchdog=   [KNL,BUGS=X86] Debugging features for SMP kernels
                        Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die]
 
        nmi_watchdog=   [KNL,BUGS=X86] Debugging features for SMP kernels

-                       Format: [panic,][num]
+                       Format: [panic,][nopanic,][num]

                        Valid num: 0
                        0 - turn nmi_watchdog off
                        When panic is specified, panic when an NMI watchdog
                        Valid num: 0
                        0 - turn nmi_watchdog off
                        When panic is specified, panic when an NMI watchdog

-                       timeout occurs.
+                       timeout occurs (or 'nopanic' to override the opposite
+                       default).

                        This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and
                        need the box quickly up again.
 
                        This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and
                        need the box quickly up again.
 


@@ -1825,10 +1832,17 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
                                perfmon on Intel CPUs instead of the
                                CPU specific event set.
 
                                perfmon on Intel CPUs instead of the
                                CPU specific event set.
 

+       oops=panic      Always panic on oopses. Default is to just kill the
+                       process, but there is a small probability of
+                       deadlocking the machine.
+                       This will also cause panics on machine check exceptions.
+                       Useful together with panic=30 to trigger a reboot.
+

        OSS             [HW,OSS]
                        See Documentation/sound/oss/oss-parameters.txt
 
        OSS             [HW,OSS]
                        See Documentation/sound/oss/oss-parameters.txt
 

-       panic=          [KNL] Kernel behaviour on panic
+       panic=          [KNL] Kernel behaviour on panic: delay <timeout>
+                       seconds before rebooting

                        Format: <timeout>
 
        parkbd.port=    [HW] Parallel port number the keyboard adapter is
                        Format: <timeout>
 
        parkbd.port=    [HW] Parallel port number the keyboard adapter is


@@ -2331,6 +2345,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 
        softlockup_panic=
                        [KNL] Should the soft-lockup detector generate panics.
 
        softlockup_panic=
                        [KNL] Should the soft-lockup detector generate panics.

+                       Format: <integer>

 
        sonypi.*=       [HW] Sony Programmable I/O Control Device driver
                        See Documentation/sonypi.txt
 
        sonypi.*=       [HW] Sony Programmable I/O Control Device driver
                        See Documentation/sonypi.txt


@@ -2463,8 +2478,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
        topology=       [S390]
                        Format: {off | on}
                        Specify if the kernel should make use of the cpu
        topology=       [S390]
                        Format: {off | on}
                        Specify if the kernel should make use of the cpu

-                       topology informations if the hardware supports these.
-                       The scheduler will make use of these informations and
+                       topology information if the hardware supports this.
+                       The scheduler will make use of this information and

                        e.g. base its process migration decisions on it.
                        Default is on.
 
                        e.g. base its process migration decisions on it.
                        Default is on.
 


@@ -2517,8 +2532,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
                        reported either.
 
        unknown_nmi_panic
                        reported either.
 
        unknown_nmi_panic

-                       [X86]
-                       Set unknown_nmi_panic=1 early on boot.
+                       [X86] Cause panic on unknown NMI.

 
        usbcore.autosuspend=
                        [USB] The autosuspend time delay (in seconds) used
 
        usbcore.autosuspend=
                        [USB] The autosuspend time delay (in seconds) used