Merge branch 'for-2.6.30' of git://linux-nfs.org/~bfields/linux

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

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index a19f021..e87bdbf 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus
 
        usbcore.blinkenlights=1
 
+Hyphens (dashes) and underscores are equivalent in parameter names, so
+       log_buf_len=1M print-fatal-signals=1
+can also be entered as
+       log-buf-len=1M print_fatal_signals=1
+
+
 This document may not be entirely up to date and comprehensive. The command
 "modinfo -p ${modulename}" shows a current list of all parameters of a loadable
 module. Loadable modules, after being loaded into the running kernel, also
@@ -231,6 +237,35 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        power state again in power transition.
                        1 : disable the power state check
 
+       acpi_sci=       [HW,ACPI] ACPI System Control Interrupt trigger mode
+                       Format: { level | edge | high | low }
+
+       acpi_serialize  [HW,ACPI] force serialization of AML methods
+
+       acpi_skip_timer_override [HW,ACPI]
+                       Recognize and ignore IRQ0/pin2 Interrupt Override.
+                       For broken nForce2 BIOS resulting in XT-PIC timer.
+
+       acpi_sleep=     [HW,ACPI] Sleep options
+                       Format: { s3_bios, s3_mode, s3_beep, s4_nohwsig,
+                                 old_ordering, s4_nonvs }
+                       See Documentation/power/video.txt for information on
+                       s3_bios and s3_mode.
+                       s3_beep is for debugging; it makes the PC's speaker beep
+                       as soon as the kernel's real-mode entry point is called.
+                       s4_nohwsig prevents ACPI hardware signature from being
+                       used during resume from hibernation.
+                       old_ordering causes the ACPI 1.0 ordering of the _PTS
+                       control method, with respect to putting devices into
+                       low power states, to be enforced (the ACPI 2.0 ordering
+                       of _PTS is used by default).
+                       s4_nonvs prevents the kernel from saving/restoring the
+                       ACPI NVS memory during hibernation.
+
+       acpi_use_timer_override [HW,ACPI]
+                       Use timer override. For some broken Nvidia NF5 boards
+                       that require a timer override, but don't have HPET
+
        acpi_enforce_resources= [ACPI]
                        { strict | lax | no }
                        Check for resource conflicts between native drivers
@@ -250,6 +285,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
        ad1848=         [HW,OSS]
                        Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<type>
 
+       add_efi_memmap  [EFI; X86] Include EFI memory map in
+                       kernel's map of available physical RAM.
+
        advansys=       [HW,SCSI]
                        See header of drivers/scsi/advansys.c.
 
@@ -313,7 +351,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        not play well with APC CPU idle - disable it if you have
                        APC and your system crashes randomly.
 
-       apic=           [APIC,i386] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
+       apic=           [APIC,X86-32] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
                        Change the output verbosity whilst booting
                        Format: { quiet (default) | verbose | debug }
                        Change the amount of debugging information output
@@ -670,7 +708,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        to discrete, to make X server driver able to add WB
                        entry later. This parameter enables that.
 
-       enable_timer_pin_1 [i386,x86-64]
+       enable_timer_pin_1 [X86]
                        Enable PIN 1 of APIC timer
                        Can be useful to work around chipset bugs
                        (in particular on some ATI chipsets).
@@ -743,7 +781,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
        hashdist=       [KNL,NUMA] Large hashes allocated during boot
                        are distributed across NUMA nodes.  Defaults on
-                       for IA-64, off otherwise.
+                       for 64bit NUMA, off otherwise.
                        Format: 0 | 1 (for off | on)
 
        hcl=            [IA-64] SGI's Hardware Graph compatibility layer
@@ -1588,6 +1626,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
        nowb            [ARM]
 
+       nox2apic        [X86-64,APIC] Do not enable x2APIC mode.
+
        nptcg=          [IA64] Override max number of concurrent global TLB
                        purges which is reported from either PAL_VM_SUMMARY or
                        SAL PALO.
@@ -1838,6 +1878,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        autoconfiguration.
                        Ranges are in pairs (memory base and size).
 
+       ports=          [IP_VS_FTP] IPVS ftp helper module
+                       Default is 21.
+                       Up to 8 (IP_VS_APP_MAX_PORTS) ports
+                       may be specified.
+                       Format: <port>,<port>....
+
        print-fatal-signals=
                        [KNL] debug: print fatal signals
                        print-fatal-signals=1: print segfault info to