Merge branch 'x86-bios-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git...

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

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index f084af0..a2ffd6b 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1974,15 +1974,18 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                force   Enable ASPM even on devices that claim not to support it.
                        WARNING: Forcing ASPM on may cause system lockups.
 
+       pcie_ports=     [PCIE] PCIe ports handling:
+               auto    Ask the BIOS whether or not to use native PCIe services
+                       associated with PCIe ports (PME, hot-plug, AER).  Use
+                       them only if that is allowed by the BIOS.
+               native  Use native PCIe services associated with PCIe ports
+                       unconditionally.
+               compat  Treat PCIe ports as PCI-to-PCI bridges, disable the PCIe
+                       ports driver.
+
        pcie_pme=       [PCIE,PM] Native PCIe PME signaling options:
-                       Format: {auto|force}[,nomsi]
-               auto    Use native PCIe PME signaling if the BIOS allows the
-                       kernel to control PCIe config registers of root ports.
-               force   Use native PCIe PME signaling even if the BIOS refuses
-                       to allow the kernel to control the relevant PCIe config
-                       registers.
                nomsi   Do not use MSI for native PCIe PME signaling (this makes
-                       all PCIe root ports use INTx for everything).
+                       all PCIe root ports use INTx for all services).
 
        pcmv=           [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4
 
@@ -2150,6 +2153,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        Reserves a hole at the top of the kernel virtual
                        address space.
 
+       reservelow=     [X86]
+                       Format: nn[K]
+                       Set the amount of memory to reserve for BIOS at
+                       the bottom of the address space.
+
        reset_devices   [KNL] Force drivers to reset the underlying device
                        during initialization.
 
@@ -2432,6 +2440,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        disables clocksource verification at runtime.
                        Used to enable high-resolution timer mode on older
                        hardware, and in virtualized environment.
+                       [x86] noirqtime: Do not use TSC to do irq accounting.
+                       Used to run time disable IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING on any
+                       platforms where RDTSC is slow and this accounting
+                       can add overhead.
 
        turbografx.map[2|3]=    [HW,JOY]
                        TurboGraFX parallel port interface