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@@ -47,11 +47,16 @@ directory apei/einj. The following files are provided.
- param1
This file is used to set the first error parameter value. Effect of
- parameter depends on error_type specified.
+ parameter depends on error_type specified. For example, if error
+ type is memory related type, the param1 should be a valid physical
+ memory address.
- param2
This file is used to set the second error parameter value. Effect of
- parameter depends on error_type specified.
+ parameter depends on error_type specified. For example, if error
+ type is memory related type, the param2 should be a physical memory
+ address mask. Linux requires page or narrower granularity, say,
+ 0xfffffffffffff000.
- notrigger
The EINJ mechanism is a two step process. First inject the error, then