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authorBenjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>2013-04-24 04:43:36 (GMT)
committerBenjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>2013-04-24 04:43:36 (GMT)
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downloadlinux-234d15def96ac49027dc869f7bc250d5cb0eb5d7.tar.xz
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into next
Merge upstream to get the audit fixes
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt29
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 4609e81..8ccbf27 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -596,9 +596,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
is selected automatically. Check
Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt for further details.
- crashkernel_low=size[KMG]
- [KNL, x86] parts under 4G.
-
crashkernel=range1:size1[,range2:size2,...][@offset]
[KNL] Same as above, but depends on the memory
in the running system. The syntax of range is
@@ -606,6 +603,26 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
a memory unit (amount[KMG]). See also
Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt for an example.
+ crashkernel=size[KMG],high
+ [KNL, x86_64] range could be above 4G. Allow kernel
+ to allocate physical memory region from top, so could
+ be above 4G if system have more than 4G ram installed.
+ Otherwise memory region will be allocated below 4G, if
+ available.
+ It will be ignored if crashkernel=X is specified.
+ crashkernel=size[KMG],low
+ [KNL, x86_64] range under 4G. When crashkernel=X,high
+ is passed, kernel could allocate physical memory region
+ above 4G, that cause second kernel crash on system
+ that require some amount of low memory, e.g. swiotlb
+ requires at least 64M+32K low memory. Kernel would
+ try to allocate 72M below 4G automatically.
+ This one let user to specify own low range under 4G
+ for second kernel instead.
+ 0: to disable low allocation.
+ It will be ignored when crashkernel=X,high is not used
+ or memory reserved is below 4G.
+
cs89x0_dma= [HW,NET]
Format: <dma>
@@ -788,6 +805,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
edd= [EDD]
Format: {"off" | "on" | "skip[mbr]"}
+ efi_no_storage_paranoia [EFI; X86]
+ Using this parameter you can use more than 50% of
+ your efi variable storage. Use this parameter only if
+ you are really sure that your UEFI does sane gc and
+ fulfills the spec otherwise your board may brick.
+
eisa_irq_edge= [PARISC,HW]
See header of drivers/parisc/eisa.c.