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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-10-12 12:04:59 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-10-12 12:05:14 -0700 |
commit | 807f4f8cdd5b65a8a5fcfda266c074f6a23818dd (patch) | |
tree | 395afdf45badd02d03871c827b8baa850cbe5841 /Documentation | |
parent | 1a2217a9516b134e0a0e54cb4629e1e075d97b17 (diff) | |
parent | 8daf14cf56816303d64d1a705fcbc389211ba36e (diff) | |
download | linux-807f4f8cdd5b65a8a5fcfda266c074f6a23818dd.tar.gz |
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.txt | 26 |
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 25efbaf1f59b..2443f5bb4364 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 |