Merge commit 'v2.6.37-rc1' into for-2.6.37

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

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 02f21d9..ed45e98 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ parameter is applicable:
        AVR32   AVR32 architecture is enabled.
        AX25    Appropriate AX.25 support is enabled.
        BLACKFIN Blackfin architecture is enabled.
-       DRM     Direct Rendering Management support is enabled.
        EDD     BIOS Enhanced Disk Drive Services (EDD) is enabled
        EFI     EFI Partitioning (GPT) is enabled
        EIDE    EIDE/ATAPI support is enabled.
+       DRM     Direct Rendering Management support is enabled.
+       DYNAMIC_DEBUG Build in debug messages and enable them at runtime
        FB      The frame buffer device is enabled.
        GCOV    GCOV profiling is enabled.
        HW      Appropriate hardware is enabled.
@@ -570,6 +571,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        Format: <port#>,<type>
                        See also Documentation/input/joystick-parport.txt
 
+       ddebug_query=   [KNL,DYNAMIC_DEBUG] Enable debug messages at early boot
+                       time. See Documentation/dynamic-debug-howto.txt for
+                       details.
+
        debug           [KNL] Enable kernel debugging (events log level).
 
        debug_locks_verbose=
@@ -1126,9 +1131,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
        kvm.oos_shadow= [KVM] Disable out-of-sync shadow paging.
                        Default is 1 (enabled)
 
-       kvm-amd.nested= [KVM,AMD] Allow nested virtualization in KVM/SVM.
+       kvm.mmu_audit=  [KVM] This is a R/W parameter which allows audit
+                       KVM MMU at runtime.
                        Default is 0 (off)
 
+       kvm-amd.nested= [KVM,AMD] Allow nested virtualization in KVM/SVM.
+                       Default is 1 (enabled)
+
        kvm-amd.npt=    [KVM,AMD] Disable nested paging (virtualized MMU)
                        for all guests.
                        Default is 1 (enabled) if in 64bit or 32bit-PAE mode
@@ -1532,12 +1541,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        1 to enable accounting
                        Default value is 0.
 
-       nfsaddrs=       [NFS]
+       nfsaddrs=       [NFS] Deprecated.  Use ip= instead.
                        See Documentation/filesystems/nfs/nfsroot.txt.
 
        nfsroot=        [NFS] nfs root filesystem for disk-less boxes.
                        See Documentation/filesystems/nfs/nfsroot.txt.
 
+       nfsrootdebug    [NFS] enable nfsroot debugging messages.
+                       See Documentation/filesystems/nfs/nfsroot.txt.
+
        nfs.callback_tcpport=
                        [NFS] set the TCP port on which the NFSv4 callback
                        channel should listen.
@@ -1693,6 +1705,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
        nojitter        [IA64] Disables jitter checking for ITC timers.
 
+       no-kvmclock     [X86,KVM] Disable paravirtualized KVM clock driver
+
        nolapic         [X86-32,APIC] Do not enable or use the local APIC.
 
        nolapic_timer   [X86-32,APIC] Do not use the local APIC timer.
@@ -1713,7 +1727,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
        norandmaps      Don't use address space randomization.  Equivalent to
                        echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space
 
-       noreplace-paravirt      [X86-32,PV_OPS] Don't patch paravirt_ops
+       noreplace-paravirt      [X86,IA-64,PV_OPS] Don't patch paravirt_ops
 
        noreplace-smp   [X86-32,SMP] Don't replace SMP instructions
                        with UP alternatives
@@ -2161,6 +2175,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
        reset_devices   [KNL] Force drivers to reset the underlying device
                        during initialization.
 
+       resource_alloc_from_bottom
+                       Allocate new resources from the beginning of available
+                       space, not the end.  If you need to use this, please
+                       report a bug.
+
        resume=         [SWSUSP]
                        Specify the partition device for software suspend
 
@@ -2370,6 +2389,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
        switches=       [HW,M68k]
 
+       sysfs.deprecated=0|1 [KNL]
+                       Enable/disable old style sysfs layout for old udev
+                       on older distributions. When this option is enabled
+                       very new udev will not work anymore. When this option
+                       is disabled (or CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED not compiled)
+                       in older udev will not work anymore.
+                       Default depends on CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 set in
+                       the kernel configuration.
+
        sysrq_always_enabled
                        [KNL]
                        Ignore sysrq setting - this boot parameter will
@@ -2418,7 +2446,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        topology informations if the hardware supports these.
                        The scheduler will make use of these informations and
                        e.g. base its process migration decisions on it.
-                       Default is off.
+                       Default is on.
 
        tp720=          [HW,PS2]