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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 5ba4d9dff113..e4cbca58536c 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
 	IMA     Integrity measurement architecture is enabled.
 	IOSCHED	More than one I/O scheduler is enabled.
 	IP_PNP	IP DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP is enabled.
+	IPV6	IPv6 support is enabled.
 	ISAPNP	ISA PnP code is enabled.
 	ISDN	Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
 	JOY	Appropriate joystick support is enabled.
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
 	acpi_sleep=	[HW,ACPI] Sleep options
 			Format: { s3_bios, s3_mode, s3_beep, s4_nohwsig,
-				  old_ordering, s4_nonvs }
+				  old_ordering, s4_nonvs, sci_force_enable }
 			See Documentation/power/video.txt for information on
 			s3_bios and s3_mode.
 			s3_beep is for debugging; it makes the PC's speaker beep
@@ -253,6 +254,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			of _PTS is used by default).
 			s4_nonvs prevents the kernel from saving/restoring the
 			ACPI NVS memory during hibernation.
+			sci_force_enable causes the kernel to set SCI_EN directly
+			on resume from S1/S3 (which is against the ACPI spec,
+			but some broken systems don't work without it).
 
 	acpi_use_timer_override [HW,ACPI]
 			Use timer override. For some broken Nvidia NF5 boards
@@ -308,6 +312,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 	aic79xx=	[HW,SCSI]
 			See Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt.
 
+	alignment=	[KNL,ARM]
+			Allow the default userspace alignment fault handler
+			behaviour to be specified.  Bit 0 enables warnings,
+			bit 1 enables fixups, and bit 2 sends a segfault.
+
 	amd_iommu=	[HW,X86-84]
 			Pass parameters to the AMD IOMMU driver in the system.
 			Possible values are:
@@ -344,6 +353,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			Change the amount of debugging information output
 			when initialising the APIC and IO-APIC components.
 
+	autoconf=	[IPV6]
+			See Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt.
+
 	show_lapic=	[APIC,X86] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
 			Limit apic dumping. The parameter defines the maximal
 			number of local apics being dumped. Also it is possible
@@ -626,6 +638,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			See drivers/char/README.epca and
 			Documentation/serial/digiepca.txt.
 
+	disable=	[IPV6]
+			See Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt.
+
+	disable_ipv6=	[IPV6]
+			See Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt.
+
 	disable_mtrr_cleanup [X86]
 			The kernel tries to adjust MTRR layout from continuous
 			to discrete, to make X server driver able to add WB
@@ -1726,6 +1744,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 	nomfgpt		[X86-32] Disable Multi-Function General Purpose
 			Timer usage (for AMD Geode machines).
 
+	nopat		[X86] Disable PAT (page attribute table extension of
+			pagetables) support.
+
 	norandmaps	Don't use address space randomization.  Equivalent to
 			echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space
 
@@ -1769,6 +1790,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			purges which is reported from either PAL_VM_SUMMARY or
 			SAL PALO.
 
+	nr_cpus=	[SMP] Maximum number of processors that	an SMP kernel
+			could support.  nr_cpus=n : n >= 1 limits the kernel to
+			supporting 'n' processors. Later in runtime you can not
+			use hotplug cpu feature to put more cpu back to online.
+			just like you compile the kernel NR_CPUS=n
+
 	nr_uarts=	[SERIAL] maximum number of UARTs to be registered.
 
 	numa_zonelist_order= [KNL, BOOT] Select zonelist order for NUMA.
@@ -1936,8 +1963,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 				IRQ routing is enabled.
 		noacpi		[X86] Do not use ACPI for IRQ routing
 				or for PCI scanning.
-		use_crs		[X86] Use _CRS for PCI resource
-				allocation.
+		use_crs		[X86] Use PCI host bridge window information
+				from ACPI.  On BIOSes from 2008 or later, this
+				is enabled by default.  If you need to use this,
+				please report a bug.
+		nocrs		[X86] Ignore PCI host bridge windows from ACPI.
+			        If you need to use this, please report a bug.
 		routeirq	Do IRQ routing for all PCI devices.
 				This is normally done in pci_enable_device(),
 				so this option is a temporary workaround
@@ -1986,6 +2017,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 		force	Enable ASPM even on devices that claim not to support it.
 			WARNING: Forcing ASPM on may cause system lockups.
 
+	pcie_pme=	[PCIE,PM] Native PCIe PME signaling options:
+		off	Do not use native PCIe PME signaling.
+		force	Use native PCIe PME signaling even if the BIOS refuses
+			to allow the kernel to control the relevant PCIe config
+			registers.
+		nomsi	Do not use MSI for native PCIe PME signaling (this makes
+			all PCIe root ports use INTx for everything).
+
 	pcmv=		[HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4
 
 	pd.		[PARIDE]
@@ -2691,6 +2730,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 					medium is write-protected).
 			Example: quirks=0419:aaf5:rl,0421:0433:rc
 
+	userpte=
+			[X86] Flags controlling user PTE allocations.
+
+				nohigh = do not allocate PTE pages in
+					HIGHMEM regardless of setting
+					of CONFIG_HIGHPTE.
+
 	vdso=		[X86,SH]
 			vdso=2: enable compat VDSO (default with COMPAT_VDSO)
 			vdso=1: enable VDSO (default)
@@ -2784,6 +2830,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			default x2apic cluster mode on platforms
 			supporting x2apic.
 
+	x86_mrst_timer= [X86-32,APBT]
+			Choose timer option for x86 Moorestown MID platform.
+			Two valid options are apbt timer only and lapic timer
+			plus one apbt timer for broadcast timer.
+			x86_mrst_timer=apbt_only | lapic_and_apbt
+
 	xd=		[HW,XT] Original XT pre-IDE (RLL encoded) disks.
 	xd_geo=		See header of drivers/block/xd.c.