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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-10-12 12:04:59 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-10-12 12:05:14 -0700
commit807f4f8cdd5b65a8a5fcfda266c074f6a23818dd (patch)
tree395afdf45badd02d03871c827b8baa850cbe5841 /Documentation
parent1a2217a9516b134e0a0e54cb4629e1e075d97b17 (diff)
parent8daf14cf56816303d64d1a705fcbc389211ba36e (diff)
Merge branch 'x86-core-v2-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
This merges in: x86/build, x86/microcode, x86/spinlocks, x86/memory-corruption-check, x86/early-printk, x86/xsave, x86/quirks, x86/setup, x86/signal, core/signal, x86/urgent, x86/xen * 'x86-core-v2-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (142 commits) x86: make processor type select depend on CONFIG_EMBEDDED x86: extend processor type select help text x86, amd-iommu: propagate PCI device enabling error warnings: fix arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_64.c warnings: fix arch/x86/kernel/early_printk.c x86, fpu: check __clear_user() return value x86: memory corruption check - cleanup x86: ioperm user_regset xen: do not reserve 2 pages of padding between hypervisor and fixmap. xen: use spin_lock_nest_lock when pinning a pagetable x86: xsave: set FP, SSE bits in the xsave header in the user sigcontext x86: xsave: fix error condition in save_i387_xstate() x86: SB450: deprioritize DMI quirks x86: SB450: skip IRQ0 override if it is not routed to INT2 of IOAPIC x86: replace a magic number with a named constant in the VESA boot code x86 setup: remove IMAGE_OFFSET x86 setup: remove DEF_INITSEG and DEF_SETUPSEG Revert "x86: fix ghost EDD devices in /sys again" x86 setup: fix ghost entries under /sys/firmware/edd take 3 x86: signal: remove indent in restore_sigcontext() ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt26
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 25efbaf1f59..2443f5bb436 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -658,11 +658,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
earlyprintk= [X86-32,X86-64,SH,BLACKFIN]
earlyprintk=vga
earlyprintk=serial[,ttySn[,baudrate]]
+ earlyprintk=dbgp
Append ",keep" to not disable it when the real console
takes over.
- Only vga or serial at a time, not both.
+ Only vga or serial or usb debug port at a time.
Currently only ttyS0 and ttyS1 are supported.
@@ -1231,6 +1232,29 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
or
memmap=0x10000$0x18690000
+ memory_corruption_check=0/1 [X86]
+ Some BIOSes seem to corrupt the first 64k of
+ memory when doing things like suspend/resume.
+ Setting this option will scan the memory
+ looking for corruption. Enabling this will
+ both detect corruption and prevent the kernel
+ from using the memory being corrupted.
+ However, its intended as a diagnostic tool; if
+ repeatable BIOS-originated corruption always
+ affects the same memory, you can use memmap=
+ to prevent the kernel from using that memory.
+
+ memory_corruption_check_size=size [X86]
+ By default it checks for corruption in the low
+ 64k, making this memory unavailable for normal
+ use. Use this parameter to scan for
+ corruption in more or less memory.
+
+ memory_corruption_check_period=seconds [X86]
+ By default it checks for corruption every 60
+ seconds. Use this parameter to check at some
+ other rate. 0 disables periodic checking.
+
memtest= [KNL,X86] Enable memtest
Format: <integer>
range: 0,4 : pattern number