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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.osdl.org>2006-12-07 08:59:11 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.osdl.org>2006-12-07 08:59:11 -0800
commit4522d58275f124105819723e24e912c8e5bf3cdd (patch)
treeb92c29014fadffe049c1925676037f0092b8d112 /Documentation
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parent64a26a731235b59c9d73bbe82c1f896d57400d37 (diff)
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Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://one.firstfloor.org/home/andi/git/linux-2.6
* 'for-linus' of git://one.firstfloor.org/home/andi/git/linux-2.6: (156 commits)
  [PATCH] x86-64: Export smp_call_function_single
  [PATCH] i386: Clean up smp_tune_scheduling()
  [PATCH] unwinder: move .eh_frame to RODATA
  [PATCH] unwinder: fully support linker generated .eh_frame_hdr section
  [PATCH] x86-64: don't use set_irq_regs()
  [PATCH] x86-64: check vector in setup_ioapic_dest to verify if need setup_IO_APIC_irq
  [PATCH] x86-64: Make ix86 default to HIGHMEM4G instead of NOHIGHMEM
  [PATCH] i386: replace kmalloc+memset with kzalloc
  [PATCH] x86-64: remove remaining pc98 code
  [PATCH] x86-64: remove unused variable
  [PATCH] x86-64: Fix constraints in atomic_add_return()
  [PATCH] x86-64: fix asm constraints in i386 atomic_add_return
  [PATCH] x86-64: Correct documentation for bzImage protocol v2.05
  [PATCH] x86-64: replace kmalloc+memset with kzalloc in MTRR code
  [PATCH] x86-64: Fix numaq build error
  [PATCH] x86-64: include/asm-x86_64/cpufeature.h isn't a userspace header
  [PATCH] unwinder: Add debugging output to the Dwarf2 unwinder
  [PATCH] x86-64: Clarify error message in GART code
  [PATCH] x86-64: Fix interrupt race in idle callback (3rd try)
  [PATCH] x86-64: Remove unwind stack pointer alignment forcing again
  ...

Fixed conflict in include/linux/uaccess.h manually

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/i386/boot.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt7
5 files changed, 23 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
index c51314b1a463..9575de300a61 100644
--- a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 		     ----------------------------
 
 		    H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
-			Last update 2005-09-02
+			Last update 2006-11-17
 
 On the i386 platform, the Linux kernel uses a rather complicated boot
 convention.  This has evolved partially due to historical aspects, as
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Protocol 2.03:	(Kernel 2.4.18-pre1) Explicitly makes the highest possible
 		initrd address available to the bootloader.
 
 Protocol 2.04:	(Kernel 2.6.14) Extend the syssize field to four bytes.
+Protocol 2.05:	(Kernel 2.6.20) Make protected mode kernel relocatable.
+		Introduce relocatable_kernel and kernel_alignment fields.
 
 
 **** MEMORY LAYOUT
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ Offset	Proto	Name		Meaning
 0226/2	N/A	pad1		Unused
 0228/4	2.02+	cmd_line_ptr	32-bit pointer to the kernel command line
 022C/4	2.03+	initrd_addr_max	Highest legal initrd address
+0230/4	2.05+	kernel_alignment Physical addr alignment required for kernel
+0234/1	2.05+	relocatable_kernel Whether kernel is relocatable or not
 
 (1) For backwards compatibility, if the setup_sects field contains 0, the
     real value is 4.
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6b3c3e37a277..b79bcdf16319 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -599,8 +599,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
 	hugepages=	[HW,IA-32,IA-64] Maximal number of HugeTLB pages.
 
-	noirqbalance	[IA-32,SMP,KNL] Disable kernel irq balancing
-
 	i8042.direct	[HW] Put keyboard port into non-translated mode
 	i8042.dumbkbd	[HW] Pretend that controller can only read data from
 			     keyboard and cannot control its state
@@ -1065,9 +1063,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			in certain environments such as networked servers or
 			real-time systems.
 
+	noirqbalance	[IA-32,SMP,KNL] Disable kernel irq balancing
+
 	noirqdebug	[IA-32] Disables the code which attempts to detect and
 			disable unhandled interrupt sources.
 
+	no_timer_check	[IA-32,X86_64,APIC] Disables the code which tests for
+			broken timer IRQ sources.
+
 	noisapnp	[ISAPNP] Disables ISA PnP code.
 
 	noinitrd	[RAM] Tells the kernel not to load any configured
@@ -1752,6 +1755,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 	norandmaps	Don't use address space randomization
 			Equivalent to echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space
 
+ 	unwind_debug=N 	N > 0 will enable dwarf2 unwinder debugging
+			This is useful to get more information why
+			you got a "dwarf2 unwinder stuck"
 
 ______________________________________________________________________
 
diff --git a/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt b/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt
index f39c9d714db3..a2afca3b2bab 100644
--- a/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ consider the following facts about the Linux kernel:
       - different structures can contain different fields
       - Some functions may not be implemented at all, (i.e. some locks
 	compile away to nothing for non-SMP builds.)
-      - Parameter passing of variables from function to function can be
-	done in different ways (the CONFIG_REGPARM option controls
-	this.)
       - Memory within the kernel can be aligned in different ways,
 	depending on the build options.
   - Linux runs on a wide range of different processor architectures.
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 0bc7f1e3c9e6..5922e84d9133 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - hotplug
 - java-appletviewer           [ binfmt_java, obsolete ]
 - java-interpreter            [ binfmt_java, obsolete ]
+- kstack_depth_to_print       [ X86 only ]
 - l2cr                        [ PPC only ]
 - modprobe                    ==> Documentation/kmod.txt
 - msgmax
@@ -170,6 +171,13 @@ This flag controls the L2 cache of G3 processor boards. If
 
 ==============================================================
 
+kstack_depth_to_print: (X86 only)
+
+Controls the number of words to print when dumping the raw
+kernel stack.
+
+==============================================================
+
 osrelease, ostype & version:
 
 # cat osrelease
diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
index f3c57f43ba64..dbdcaf68e3ea 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ APICs
 		 apicmaintimer. Useful when your PIT timer is totally
 		 broken.
 
-   disable_8254_timer / enable_8254_timer
-		 Enable interrupt 0 timer routing over the 8254 in addition to over
-	         the IO-APIC. The kernel tries to set a sensible default.
-
 Early Console
 
    syntax: earlyprintk=vga
@@ -183,7 +179,7 @@ PCI
 IOMMU
 
  iommu=[size][,noagp][,off][,force][,noforce][,leak][,memaper[=order]][,merge]
-         [,forcesac][,fullflush][,nomerge][,noaperture]
+         [,forcesac][,fullflush][,nomerge][,noaperture][,calgary]
    size  set size of iommu (in bytes)
    noagp don't initialize the AGP driver and use full aperture.
    off   don't use the IOMMU
@@ -204,6 +200,7 @@ IOMMU
 	    buffering.
    nodac    Forbid DMA >4GB
    panic    Always panic when IOMMU overflows
+   calgary  Use the Calgary IOMMU if it is available
 
   swiotlb=pages[,force]