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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 09220a1e22d9..5d0283cd3a81 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -170,7 +170,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file acpi_os_name= [HW,ACPI] Tell ACPI BIOS the name of the OS Format: To spoof as Windows 98: ="Microsoft Windows" - acpi_osi= [HW,ACPI] empty param disables _OSI + acpi_osi= [HW,ACPI] Modify list of supported OS interface strings + acpi_osi="string1" # add string1 -- only one string + acpi_osi="!string2" # remove built-in string2 + acpi_osi= # disable all strings acpi_serialize [HW,ACPI] force serialization of AML methods @@ -396,6 +399,26 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file clocksource is not available, it defaults to PIT. Format: { pit | tsc | cyclone | pmtmr } + clocksource= [GENERIC_TIME] Override the default clocksource + Format: <string> + Override the default clocksource and use the clocksource + with the name specified. + Some clocksource names to choose from, depending on + the platform: + [all] jiffies (this is the base, fallback clocksource) + [ACPI] acpi_pm + [ARM] imx_timer1,OSTS,netx_timer,mpu_timer2, + pxa_timer,timer3,32k_counter,timer0_1 + [AVR32] avr32 + [IA-32] pit,hpet,tsc,vmi-timer; + scx200_hrt on Geode; cyclone on IBM x440 + [MIPS] MIPS + [PARISC] cr16 + [S390] tod + [SH] SuperH + [SPARC64] tick + [X86-64] hpet,tsc + code_bytes [IA32] How many bytes of object code to print in an oops report. Range: 0 - 8192 @@ -1112,9 +1135,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file when set. Format: <int> - noaliencache [MM, NUMA] Disables the allcoation of alien caches in - the slab allocator. Saves per-node memory, but will - impact performance on real NUMA hardware. + noaliencache [MM, NUMA, SLAB] Disables the allocation of alien + caches in the slab allocator. Saves per-node memory, + but will impact performance. noalign [KNL,ARM] @@ -1593,6 +1616,37 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file slram= [HW,MTD] + slub_debug [MM, SLUB] + Enabling slub_debug allows one to determine the culprit + if slab objects become corrupted. Enabling slub_debug + creates guard zones around objects and poisons objects + when not in use. Also tracks the last alloc / free. + For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.txt. + + slub_max_order= [MM, SLUB] + Determines the maximum allowed order for slabs. Setting + this too high may cause fragmentation. + For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.txt. + + slub_min_objects= [MM, SLUB] + The minimum objects per slab. SLUB will increase the + slab order up to slub_max_order to generate a + sufficiently big slab to satisfy the number of objects. + The higher the number of objects the smaller the overhead + of tracking slabs. + For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.txt. + + slub_min_order= [MM, SLUB] + Determines the mininum page order for slabs. Must be + lower than slub_max_order + For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.txt. + + slub_nomerge [MM, SLUB] + Disable merging of slabs of similar size. May be + necessary if there is some reason to distinguish + allocs to different slabs. + For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.txt. + smart2= [HW] Format: <io1>[,<io2>[,...,<io8>]] @@ -1807,10 +1861,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file time Show timing data prefixed to each printk message line - clocksource= [GENERIC_TIME] Override the default clocksource - Override the default clocksource and use the clocksource - with the name specified. - tipar.timeout= [HW,PPT] Set communications timeout in tenths of a second (default 15). |