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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index e88c7c150..d82ffd885 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ be entered as an environment variable, whereas its absence indicates that it will appear as a kernel argument readable via /proc/cmdline by programs running once the system is up. - 53c7xx= [HW,SCSI] + 53c7xx= [HW,SCSI] Amiga SCSI controllers adb_buttons= [HW,MOUSE] @@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ running once the system is up. arcrimi= [HW,NET] + ataflop= [HW, M68k] + atamouse= [HW,MOUSE] Atari Mouse. atascsi= [HW,SCSI] Atari SCSI. @@ -98,22 +100,22 @@ running once the system is up. com90xx= [HW,NET] - console= + console= [KNL] output console + comm spec (speed, control, parity) cyclades= [HW,SERIAL] Cyclades multi-serial port adapter. - debug [KNL] Enable kernel debugging. + debug [KNL] Enable kernel debugging (events log level). decnet= [HW,NET] - digi= [HW,SERIAL] + digi= [HW,SERIAL] io parameters + enable/disable command digiepca= [HW,SERIAL] dmascc= [HW,AX25,SERIAL] AX.25 Z80SCC driver with DMA support available. - dmasound= [HW,SOUND] + dmasound= [HW,SOUND] (sound subsystem buffers) dtc3181e= [HW,SCSI] @@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ running once the system is up. edb= [HW,PS2] - ether= [HW,NET] Ethernet. + ether= [HW,NET] Ethernet cards parameters (iomem,irq,dev_name). fd_mcs= [HW,SCSI] @@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ running once the system is up. floppy= [HW] - ftape= [HW] Floppy Tape subsystem. + ftape= [HW] Floppy Tape subsystem debugging options. gdth= [HW,SCSI] @@ -139,7 +141,8 @@ running once the system is up. gvp11= [HW,SCSI] - hd= [EIDE] IDE and EIDE hard drive subsystem. + hd= [EIDE] (E)IDE hard drive subsystem + geometry (Cyl/heads/sectors) or tune parameters. hfmodem= [HW,AX25] @@ -147,13 +150,27 @@ running once the system is up. hisax= [HW,ISDN] + in2000= [HW,SCSI] + + init= [KNL] + + + ibmmcascsi= [HW,MCA,SCSI] IBM MicroChannel SCSI adapter. icn= [HW,ISDN] + ide?= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem : config (iomem/irq), tuning or + debugging (serialize,reset,no{dma,tune,probe}) or + chipset specific parameters + + idebus= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem : VLB/PCI bus speed + in2000= [HW,SCSI] - init= [KNL] + init= [KNL] default init level + + initrd= [KNL] initial ramdisk path ip= [PNP] @@ -187,7 +204,7 @@ running once the system is up. kbd-reset [VT] - load_ramdisk= [RAM] + load_ramdisk= [RAM] initrd loading boolean lp=0 [LP] Specify parallel ports to use, e.g, or lp=port[,port...] lp=none,parport0 (lp0 not configured, lp1 uses @@ -223,10 +240,13 @@ or lp=auto driver. 'lp=reset' (which can be specified in mcdx= [HW,CD] - md= [HW] + md= [HW] RAID subsystems devices and level mdacon= [MDA] + mem= [KNL] force use XX Mb of memory when the kernel is not able + to see the whole system memory or for test + msmouse= [HW,MOUSE] Microsoft Mouse. ncr5380= [HW,SCSI] @@ -241,7 +261,9 @@ or lp=auto driver. 'lp=reset' (which can be specified in nfsaddrs= [NFS] - nfsroot= [NFS] + nfsroot= [NFS] nfs root filesystem for disk-less boxes + + nmi_watchdog= [KNL, BUGS=ix86] debugging features for SMP kernels no387 [BUGS=ix86] Tells the kernel to use the 387 maths emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor @@ -250,6 +272,10 @@ or lp=auto driver. 'lp=reset' (which can be specified in noapic [SMP,APIC] Tells the kernel not to make use of any APIC that may be present on the system. + noasync [HW, M68K] Disables async and sync negotiation for all devices. + + nodisconnect [HW,SCSI, M68K] Disables SCSI disconnects. + no-halt [BUGS=ix86] noinitrd [RAM] Tells the kernel not to load any configured @@ -259,9 +285,11 @@ or lp=auto driver. 'lp=reset' (which can be specified in nosmp [SMP] Tells an SMP kernel to act as a UP kernel. + nosync [HW, M68K] Disables sync negotiation for all devices. + optcd= [HW,CD] - panic= + panic= [KNL] kernel behaviour on panic parport=0 [HW,PPT] Specify parallel ports. 0 or parport=auto disables. Use 'auto' to force the driver @@ -293,11 +321,11 @@ or parport=0xBBB[,IRQ[,DMA]] to use any IRQ/DMA settings detected pg. [PARIDE] - pirq= [SMP,APIC] + pirq= [SMP,APIC] mp-table plip= [PPT,NET] Parallel port network link. - profile= + profile= [KNL] enable kernel profiling via /proc/profile (param:log level) prompt_ramdisk= [RAM] Whether to prompt for ramdisk before loading its contents into memory. @@ -312,16 +340,18 @@ or parport=0xBBB[,IRQ[,DMA]] to use any IRQ/DMA settings detected reboot= [BUGS=ix86] - reserve= + reserve= [KNL,BUGS] force the kernel to ignore some iomem area riscom8= [HW,SERIAL] ro [KNL] Mount root device read-only on boot. - root= + root= [KNL] root filesystem rw [KNL] Mount root device read-write on boot. + S [KNL] run init in single mode + sbpcd= [HW,CD] Soundblaster CD adapter. scsi_logging= [SCSI] @@ -336,12 +366,14 @@ or parport=0xBBB[,IRQ[,DMA]] to use any IRQ/DMA settings detected specialix= [HW,SERIAL] Specialix multi-serial port adapter. - st= [HW] + st= [HW] SCSI tape parameters (buffers, ..) st0x= [HW,SCSI] stram_swap= [HW] + switches= [HW, M68K] + sym53c416= [HW,SCSI] sym53c8xx= [HW,SCSI] @@ -356,7 +388,10 @@ or parport=0xBBB[,IRQ[,DMA]] to use any IRQ/DMA settings detected u14-34f= [HW,SCSI] - video= [FB] + video= [FB] frame buffer configuration + + vga= [KNL] on ix386, enable to choose a peculiar video mode + vga=ask wd33c93= [HW,SCSI] @@ -364,6 +399,6 @@ or parport=0xBBB[,IRQ[,DMA]] to use any IRQ/DMA settings detected wdt= [HW] - xd= [HW,XT] + xd= [HW,XT] Original XT pre-IDE (RLL encoded) disks xd_geo= [HW,XT] |