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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus
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usbcore.blinkenlights=1
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-The text in square brackets at the beginning of the description state the
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+The text in square brackets at the beginning of the description states the
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restrictions on the kernel for the said kernel parameter to be valid. The
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restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if:
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@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if:
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APM Advanced Power Management support is enabled.
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AX25 Appropriate AX.25 support is enabled.
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CD Appropriate CD support is enabled.
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- DEVFS devfs support is enabled.
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- DRM Direct Rendering Management support is enabled.
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+ DEVFS devfs support is enabled.
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+ DRM Direct Rendering Management support is enabled.
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EDD BIOS Enhanced Disk Drive Services (EDD) is enabled
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EFI EFI Partitioning (GPT) is enabled
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EIDE EIDE/ATAPI support is enabled.
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@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if:
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SERIAL Serial support is enabled.
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SMP The kernel is an SMP kernel.
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SPARC Sparc architecture is enabled.
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- SWSUSP Software suspension is enabled.
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+ SWSUSP Software suspend is enabled.
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TS Appropriate touchscreen support is enabled.
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USB USB support is enabled.
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USBHID USB Human Interface Device support is enabled.
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@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ running once the system is up.
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See header of drivers/scsi/53c7xx.c.
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See also Documentation/scsi/ncr53c7xx.txt.
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- acpi= [HW,ACPI] Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
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- Format: { force | off | ht | strict }
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+ acpi= [HW,ACPI] Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
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+ Format: { force | off | ht | strict | noirq }
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force -- enable ACPI if default was off
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off -- disable ACPI if default was on
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noirq -- do not use ACPI for IRQ routing
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ht -- run only enough ACPI to enable Hyper Threading
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- strict -- Be less tolerant of platforms that are not
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+ strict -- Be less tolerant of platforms that are not
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strictly ACPI specification compliant.
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See also Documentation/pm.txt, pci=noacpi
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@@ -119,20 +119,23 @@ running once the system is up.
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acpi_sleep= [HW,ACPI] Sleep options
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Format: { s3_bios, s3_mode }
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See Documentation/power/video.txt
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-
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+
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acpi_sci= [HW,ACPI] ACPI System Control Interrupt trigger mode
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- Format: { level | edge | high | low }
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+ Format: { level | edge | high | low }
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- acpi_irq_balance [HW,ACPI] ACPI will balance active IRQs
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- default in APIC mode
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+ acpi_irq_balance [HW,ACPI]
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+ ACPI will balance active IRQs
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+ default in APIC mode
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- acpi_irq_nobalance [HW,ACPI] ACPI will not move active IRQs (default)
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- default in PIC mode
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+ acpi_irq_nobalance [HW,ACPI]
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+ ACPI will not move active IRQs (default)
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+ default in PIC mode
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- acpi_irq_pci= [HW,ACPI] If irq_balance, Clear listed IRQs for use by PCI
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+ acpi_irq_pci= [HW,ACPI] If irq_balance, clear listed IRQs for
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+ use by PCI
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Format: <irq>,<irq>...
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- acpi_irq_isa= [HW,ACPI] If irq_balance, Mark listed IRQs used by ISA
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+ acpi_irq_isa= [HW,ACPI] If irq_balance, mark listed IRQs used by ISA
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Format: <irq>,<irq>...
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acpi_osi= [HW,ACPI] empty param disables _OSI
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@@ -145,14 +148,14 @@ running once the system is up.
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acpi_dbg_layer= [HW,ACPI]
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Format: <int>
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- Each bit of the <int> indicates an acpi debug layer,
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+ Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug layer,
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1: enable, 0: disable. It is useful for boot time
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debugging. After system has booted up, it can be set
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via /proc/acpi/debug_layer.
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acpi_dbg_level= [HW,ACPI]
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Format: <int>
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- Each bit of the <int> indicates an acpi debug level,
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+ Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug level,
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1: enable, 0: disable. It is useful for boot time
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debugging. After system has booted up, it can be set
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via /proc/acpi/debug_level.
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@@ -161,12 +164,13 @@ running once the system is up.
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acpi_generic_hotkey [HW,ACPI]
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Allow consolidated generic hotkey driver to
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- over-ride platform specific driver.
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+ override platform specific driver.
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See also Documentation/acpi-hotkey.txt.
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enable_timer_pin_1 [i386,x86-64]
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Enable PIN 1 of APIC timer
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- Can be useful to work around chipset bugs (in particular on some ATI chipsets)
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+ Can be useful to work around chipset bugs
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+ (in particular on some ATI chipsets).
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The kernel tries to set a reasonable default.
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disable_timer_pin_1 [i386,x86-64]
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@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ running once the system is up.
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adlib= [HW,OSS]
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Format: <io>
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-
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+
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advansys= [HW,SCSI]
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See header of drivers/scsi/advansys.c.
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@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ running once the system is up.
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aedsp16= [HW,OSS] Audio Excel DSP 16
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Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<mss_io>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>
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See also header of sound/oss/aedsp16.c.
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-
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+
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aha152x= [HW,SCSI]
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See Documentation/scsi/aha152x.txt.
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@@ -205,10 +209,6 @@ running once the system is up.
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aic79xx= [HW,SCSI]
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See Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt.
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- AM53C974= [HW,SCSI]
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- Format: <host-scsi-id>,<target-scsi-id>,<max-rate>,<max-offset>
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- See also header of drivers/scsi/AM53C974.c.
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-
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amijoy.map= [HW,JOY] Amiga joystick support
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Map of devices attached to JOY0DAT and JOY1DAT
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Format: <a>,<b>
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@@ -219,23 +219,24 @@ running once the system is up.
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connected to one of 16 gameports
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Format: <type1>,<type2>,..<type16>
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- apc= [HW,SPARC] Power management functions (SPARCstation-4/5 + deriv.)
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+ apc= [HW,SPARC]
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+ Power management functions (SPARCstation-4/5 + deriv.)
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Format: noidle
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Disable APC CPU standby support. SPARCstation-Fox does
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not play well with APC CPU idle - disable it if you have
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APC and your system crashes randomly.
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- apic= [APIC,i386] Change the output verbosity whilst booting
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+ apic= [APIC,i386] Change the output verbosity whilst booting
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Format: { quiet (default) | verbose | debug }
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Change the amount of debugging information output
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when initialising the APIC and IO-APIC components.
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apm= [APM] Advanced Power Management
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See header of arch/i386/kernel/apm.c.
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applicom= [HW]
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Format: <mem>,<irq>
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-
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+
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arcrimi= [HW,NET] ARCnet - "RIM I" (entirely mem-mapped) cards
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Format: <io>,<irq>,<nodeID>
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@@ -250,38 +251,40 @@ running once the system is up.
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atkbd.reset= [HW] Reset keyboard during initialization
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- atkbd.set= [HW] Select keyboard code set
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- Format: <int> (2 = AT (default) 3 = PS/2)
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+ atkbd.set= [HW] Select keyboard code set
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+ Format: <int> (2 = AT (default), 3 = PS/2)
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atkbd.scroll= [HW] Enable scroll wheel on MS Office and similar
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keyboards
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atkbd.softraw= [HW] Choose between synthetic and real raw mode
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Format: <bool> (0 = real, 1 = synthetic (default))
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-
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- atkbd.softrepeat=
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- [HW] Use software keyboard repeat
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+
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+ atkbd.softrepeat= [HW]
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+ Use software keyboard repeat
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autotest [IA64]
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awe= [HW,OSS] AWE32/SB32/AWE64 wave table synth
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Format: <io>,<memsize>,<isapnp>
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-
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+
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aztcd= [HW,CD] Aztech CD268 CDROM driver
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Format: <io>,0x79 (?)
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baycom_epp= [HW,AX25]
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Format: <io>,<mode>
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+
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baycom_par= [HW,AX25] BayCom Parallel Port AX.25 Modem
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Format: <io>,<mode>
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See header of drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_par.c.
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- baycom_ser_fdx= [HW,AX25] BayCom Serial Port AX.25 Modem (Full Duplex Mode)
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+ baycom_ser_fdx= [HW,AX25]
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+ BayCom Serial Port AX.25 Modem (Full Duplex Mode)
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Format: <io>,<irq>,<mode>[,<baud>]
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See header of drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_ser_fdx.c.
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- baycom_ser_hdx= [HW,AX25] BayCom Serial Port AX.25 Modem (Half Duplex Mode)
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+ baycom_ser_hdx= [HW,AX25]
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+ BayCom Serial Port AX.25 Modem (Half Duplex Mode)
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Format: <io>,<irq>,<mode>
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See header of drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_ser_hdx.c.
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@@ -292,7 +295,8 @@ running once the system is up.
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blkmtd_count=
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bttv.card= [HW,V4L] bttv (bt848 + bt878 based grabber cards)
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- bttv.radio= Most important insmod options are available as kernel args too.
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+ bttv.radio= Most important insmod options are available as
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+ kernel args too.
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bttv.pll= See Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Insmod-options
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bttv.tuner= and Documentation/video4linux/bttv/CARDLIST
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checkreqprot [SELINUX] Set initial checkreqprot flag value.
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Format: { "0" | "1" }
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See security/selinux/Kconfig help text.
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- 0 -- check protection applied by kernel (includes any implied execute protection).
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+ 0 -- check protection applied by kernel (includes
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+ any implied execute protection).
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1 -- check protection requested by application.
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Default value is set via a kernel config option.
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- Value can be changed at runtime via /selinux/checkreqprot.
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-
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- clock= [BUGS=IA-32, HW] gettimeofday timesource override.
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+ Value can be changed at runtime via
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+ /selinux/checkreqprot.
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+
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+ clock= [BUGS=IA-32,HW] gettimeofday timesource override.
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Forces specified timesource (if avaliable) to be used
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- when calculating gettimeofday(). If specicified timesource
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- is not avalible, it defaults to PIT.
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+ when calculating gettimeofday(). If specicified
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+ timesource is not avalible, it defaults to PIT.
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Format: { pit | tsc | cyclone | pmtmr }
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hpet= [IA-32,HPET] option to disable HPET and use PIT.
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Format: { auto | [<io>,][<irq>] }
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com20020= [HW,NET] ARCnet - COM20020 chipset
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- Format: <io>[,<irq>[,<nodeID>[,<backplane>[,<ckp>[,<timeout>]]]]]
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+ Format:
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+ <io>[,<irq>[,<nodeID>[,<backplane>[,<ckp>[,<timeout>]]]]]
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com90io= [HW,NET] ARCnet - COM90xx chipset (IO-mapped buffers)
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Format: <io>[,<irq>]
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- com90xx= [HW,NET] ARCnet - COM90xx chipset (memory-mapped buffers)
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+ com90xx= [HW,NET]
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+ ARCnet - COM90xx chipset (memory-mapped buffers)
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Format: <io>[,<irq>[,<memstart>]]
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condev= [HW,S390] console device
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conmode=
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console= [KNL] Output console device and options.
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tty<n> Use the virtual console device <n>.
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@@ -367,7 +375,8 @@ running once the system is up.
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options are the same as for ttyS, above.
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cpcihp_generic= [HW,PCI] Generic port I/O CompactPCI driver
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- Format: <first_slot>,<last_slot>,<port>,<enum_bit>[,<debug>]
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+ Format:
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+ <first_slot>,<last_slot>,<port>,<enum_bit>[,<debug>]
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cpia_pp= [HW,PPT]
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Format: { parport<nr> | auto | none }
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@@ -384,10 +393,10 @@ running once the system is up.
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cs89x0_media= [HW,NET]
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Format: { rj45 | aui | bnc }
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-
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+
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cyclades= [HW,SERIAL] Cyclades multi-serial port adapter.
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-
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- dasd= [HW,NET]
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+
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+ dasd= [HW,NET]
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See header of drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c.
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db9.dev[2|3]= [HW,JOY] Multisystem joystick support via parallel port
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@@ -406,7 +415,7 @@ running once the system is up.
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dhash_entries= [KNL]
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Set number of hash buckets for dentry cache.
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-
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+
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digi= [HW,SERIAL]
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IO parameters + enable/disable command.
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@@ -424,11 +433,11 @@ running once the system is up.
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dtc3181e= [HW,SCSI]
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- earlyprintk= [IA-32, X86-64]
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+ earlyprintk= [IA-32,X86-64]
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earlyprintk=vga
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earlyprintk=serial[,ttySn[,baudrate]]
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- Append ,keep to not disable it when the real console
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+ Append ",keep" to not disable it when the real console
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takes over.
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Only vga or serial at a time, not both.
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Format: {"of[f]" | "sk[ipmbr]"}
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See comment in arch/i386/boot/edd.S
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- eicon= [HW,ISDN]
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+ eicon= [HW,ISDN]
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Format: <id>,<membase>,<irq>
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eisa_irq_edge= [PARISC,HW]
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arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c.
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elevator= [IOSCHED]
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- Format: {"as"|"cfq"|"deadline"|"noop"}
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- See Documentation/block/as-iosched.txt
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- and Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt for details.
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+ Format: {"as" | "cfq" | "deadline" | "noop"}
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+ See Documentation/block/as-iosched.txt and
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+ Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt for details.
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+
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elfcorehdr= [IA-32]
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- Specifies physical address of start of kernel core image
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- elf header.
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+ Specifies physical address of start of kernel core
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+ image elf header.
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See Documentation/kdump.txt for details.
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enforcing [SELINUX] Set initial enforcing status.
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es1371= [HW,OSS]
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Format: <spdif>,[<nomix>,[<amplifier>]]
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See also header of sound/oss/es1371.c.
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-
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+
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ether= [HW,NET] Ethernet cards parameters
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This option is obsoleted by the "netdev=" option, which
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has equivalent usage. See its documentation for details.
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gus= [HW,OSS]
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Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma16>
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-
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+
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gvp11= [HW,SCSI]
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hashdist= [KNL,NUMA] Large hashes allocated during boot
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are distributed across NUMA nodes. Defaults on
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for IA-64, off otherwise.
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+ Format: 0 | 1 (for off | on)
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hcl= [IA-64] SGI's Hardware Graph compatibility layer
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@@ -595,13 +606,13 @@ running once the system is up.
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ide?= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem
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Format: ide?=noprobe or chipset specific parameters.
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See Documentation/ide.txt.
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-
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+
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idebus= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem - VLB/PCI bus speed
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See Documentation/ide.txt.
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idle= [HW]
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Format: idle=poll or idle=halt
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-
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+
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ihash_entries= [KNL]
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Set number of hash buckets for inode cache.
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@@ -649,7 +660,7 @@ running once the system is up.
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firmware running.
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isapnp= [ISAPNP]
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- Format: <RDP>, <reset>, <pci_scan>, <verbosity>
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+ Format: <RDP>,<reset>,<pci_scan>,<verbosity>
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isolcpus= [KNL,SMP] Isolate CPUs from the general scheduler.
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Format: <cpu number>,...,<cpu number>
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@@ -661,32 +672,33 @@ running once the system is up.
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"number of CPUs in system - 1".
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This option is the preferred way to isolate CPUs. The
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- alternative - manually setting the CPU mask of all tasks
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- in the system can cause problems and suboptimal load
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- balancer performance.
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+ alternative -- manually setting the CPU mask of all
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+ tasks in the system -- can cause problems and
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+ suboptimal load balancer performance.
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isp16= [HW,CD]
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Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<setup>
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- iucv= [HW,NET]
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+ iucv= [HW,NET]
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js= [HW,JOY] Analog joystick
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See Documentation/input/joystick.txt.
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keepinitrd [HW,ARM]
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- kstack=N [IA-32, X86-64] Print N words from the kernel stack
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+ kstack=N [IA-32,X86-64] Print N words from the kernel stack
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in oops dumps.
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l2cr= [PPC]
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- lapic [IA-32,APIC] Enable the local APIC even if BIOS disabled it.
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+ lapic [IA-32,APIC] Enable the local APIC even if BIOS
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+ disabled it.
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lasi= [HW,SCSI] PARISC LASI driver for the 53c700 chip
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Format: addr:<io>,irq:<irq>
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- llsc*= [IA64]
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- See function print_params() in arch/ia64/sn/kernel/llsc4.c.
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+ llsc*= [IA64] See function print_params() in
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+ arch/ia64/sn/kernel/llsc4.c.
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load_ramdisk= [RAM] List of ramdisks to load from floppy
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See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
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@@ -713,8 +725,9 @@ running once the system is up.
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7 (KERN_DEBUG) debug-level messages
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log_buf_len=n Sets the size of the printk ring buffer, in bytes.
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- Format is n, nk, nM. n must be a power of two. The
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- default is set in kernel config.
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+ Format: { n | nk | nM }
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+ n must be a power of two. The default size
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+ is set in the kernel config file.
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lp=0 [LP] Specify parallel ports to use, e.g,
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lp=port[,port...] lp=none,parport0 (lp0 not configured, lp1 uses
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@@ -750,23 +763,23 @@ running once the system is up.
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ltpc= [NET]
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Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>
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- mac5380= [HW,SCSI]
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- Format: <can_queue>,<cmd_per_lun>,<sg_tablesize>,<hostid>,<use_tags>
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+ mac5380= [HW,SCSI] Format:
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+ <can_queue>,<cmd_per_lun>,<sg_tablesize>,<hostid>,<use_tags>
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- mac53c9x= [HW,SCSI]
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- Format: <num_esps>,<disconnect>,<nosync>,<can_queue>,<cmd_per_lun>,<sg_tablesize>,<hostid>,<use_tags>
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+ mac53c9x= [HW,SCSI] Format:
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+ <num_esps>,<disconnect>,<nosync>,<can_queue>,<cmd_per_lun>,<sg_tablesize>,<hostid>,<use_tags>
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|
- machvec= [IA64]
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|
- Force the use of a particular machine-vector (machvec) in a generic
|
|
|
- kernel. Example: machvec=hpzx1_swiotlb
|
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|
+ machvec= [IA64] Force the use of a particular machine-vector
|
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|
+ (machvec) in a generic kernel.
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|
|
+ Example: machvec=hpzx1_swiotlb
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|
- mad16= [HW,OSS]
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|
- Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma16>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>,<joystick>
|
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|
+ mad16= [HW,OSS] Format:
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|
+ <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma16>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>,<joystick>
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|
maui= [HW,OSS]
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|
Format: <io>,<irq>
|
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|
-
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|
- max_loop= [LOOP] Maximum number of loopback devices that can
|
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|
+
|
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|
+ max_loop= [LOOP] Maximum number of loopback devices that can
|
|
|
be mounted
|
|
|
Format: <1-256>
|
|
|
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|
@@ -776,11 +789,11 @@ running once the system is up.
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|
max_addr=[KMG] [KNL,BOOT,ia64] All physical memory greater than or
|
|
|
equal to this physical address is ignored.
|
|
|
|
|
|
- max_luns= [SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs to probe
|
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|
+ max_luns= [SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs to probe.
|
|
|
Should be between 1 and 2^32-1.
|
|
|
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|
|
max_report_luns=
|
|
|
- [SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs received
|
|
|
+ [SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs received.
|
|
|
Should be between 1 and 16384.
|
|
|
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|
mca-pentium [BUGS=IA-32]
|
|
@@ -796,11 +809,11 @@ running once the system is up.
|
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|
md= [HW] RAID subsystems devices and level
|
|
|
See Documentation/md.txt.
|
|
|
-
|
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|
+
|
|
|
mdacon= [MDA]
|
|
|
Format: <first>,<last>
|
|
|
Specifies range of consoles to be captured by the MDA.
|
|
|
-
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|
+
|
|
|
mem=nn[KMG] [KNL,BOOT] Force usage of a specific amount of memory
|
|
|
Amount of memory to be used when the kernel is not able
|
|
|
to see the whole system memory or for test.
|
|
@@ -851,15 +864,15 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
MTD_Partition= [MTD]
|
|
|
Format: <name>,<region-number>,<size>,<offset>
|
|
|
|
|
|
- MTD_Region= [MTD]
|
|
|
- Format: <name>,<region-number>[,<base>,<size>,<buswidth>,<altbuswidth>]
|
|
|
+ MTD_Region= [MTD] Format:
|
|
|
+ <name>,<region-number>[,<base>,<size>,<buswidth>,<altbuswidth>]
|
|
|
|
|
|
mtdparts= [MTD]
|
|
|
See drivers/mtd/cmdline.c.
|
|
|
|
|
|
mtouchusb.raw_coordinates=
|
|
|
- [HW] Make the MicroTouch USB driver use raw coordinates ('y', default)
|
|
|
- or cooked coordinates ('n')
|
|
|
+ [HW] Make the MicroTouch USB driver use raw coordinates
|
|
|
+ ('y', default) or cooked coordinates ('n')
|
|
|
|
|
|
n2= [NET] SDL Inc. RISCom/N2 synchronous serial card
|
|
|
|
|
@@ -880,7 +893,9 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
Format: <irq>,<io>,<mem_start>,<mem_end>,<name>
|
|
|
Note that mem_start is often overloaded to mean
|
|
|
something different and driver-specific.
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+ This usage is only documented in each driver source
|
|
|
+ file if at all.
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
nfsaddrs= [NFS]
|
|
|
See Documentation/nfsroot.txt.
|
|
|
|
|
@@ -893,8 +908,8 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor
|
|
|
is present.
|
|
|
|
|
|
- noalign [KNL,ARM]
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+ noalign [KNL,ARM]
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
noapic [SMP,APIC] Tells the kernel to not make use of any
|
|
|
IOAPICs that may be present in the system.
|
|
|
|
|
@@ -905,19 +920,19 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
on "Classic" PPC cores.
|
|
|
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|
|
nocache [ARM]
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
nodisconnect [HW,SCSI,M68K] Disables SCSI disconnects.
|
|
|
|
|
|
noexec [IA-64]
|
|
|
|
|
|
- noexec [IA-32, X86-64]
|
|
|
+ noexec [IA-32,X86-64]
|
|
|
noexec=on: enable non-executable mappings (default)
|
|
|
noexec=off: disable nn-executable mappings
|
|
|
|
|
|
nofxsr [BUGS=IA-32]
|
|
|
|
|
|
nohlt [BUGS=ARM]
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
no-hlt [BUGS=IA-32] Tells the kernel that the hlt
|
|
|
instruction doesn't work correctly and not to
|
|
|
use it.
|
|
@@ -948,8 +963,9 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
|
|
|
noresidual [PPC] Don't use residual data on PReP machines.
|
|
|
|
|
|
- noresume [SWSUSP] Disables resume and restore original swap space.
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+ noresume [SWSUSP] Disables resume and restores original swap
|
|
|
+ space.
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
no-scroll [VGA] Disables scrollback.
|
|
|
This is required for the Braillex ib80-piezo Braille
|
|
|
reader made by F.H. Papenmeier (Germany).
|
|
@@ -965,16 +981,16 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
nousb [USB] Disable the USB subsystem
|
|
|
|
|
|
nowb [ARM]
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
opl3= [HW,OSS]
|
|
|
Format: <io>
|
|
|
|
|
|
opl3sa= [HW,OSS]
|
|
|
Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>
|
|
|
|
|
|
- opl3sa2= [HW,OSS]
|
|
|
- Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<mss_io>,<mpu_io>,<ymode>,<loopback>[,<isapnp>,<multiple]
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+ opl3sa2= [HW,OSS] Format:
|
|
|
+ <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<mss_io>,<mpu_io>,<ymode>,<loopback>[,<isapnp>,<multiple]
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
oprofile.timer= [HW]
|
|
|
Use timer interrupt instead of performance counters
|
|
|
|
|
@@ -993,36 +1009,33 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
Format: <parport#>
|
|
|
parkbd.mode= [HW] Parallel port keyboard adapter mode of operation,
|
|
|
0 for XT, 1 for AT (default is AT).
|
|
|
- Format: <mode>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- parport=0 [HW,PPT] Specify parallel ports. 0 disables.
|
|
|
- parport=auto Use 'auto' to force the driver to use
|
|
|
- parport=0xBBB[,IRQ[,DMA]] any IRQ/DMA settings detected (the
|
|
|
- default is to ignore detected IRQ/DMA
|
|
|
- settings because of possible
|
|
|
- conflicts). You can specify the base
|
|
|
- address, IRQ, and DMA settings; IRQ and
|
|
|
- DMA should be numbers, or 'auto' (for
|
|
|
- using detected settings on that
|
|
|
- particular port), or 'nofifo' (to avoid
|
|
|
- using a FIFO even if it is detected).
|
|
|
- Parallel ports are assigned in the
|
|
|
- order they are specified on the command
|
|
|
- line, starting with parport0.
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- parport_init_mode=
|
|
|
- [HW,PPT] Configure VIA parallel port to
|
|
|
- operate in specific mode. This is
|
|
|
- necessary on Pegasos computer where
|
|
|
- firmware has no options for setting up
|
|
|
- parallel port mode and sets it to
|
|
|
- spp. Currently this function knows
|
|
|
- 686a and 8231 chips.
|
|
|
+ Format: <mode>
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
+ parport= [HW,PPT] Specify parallel ports. 0 disables.
|
|
|
+ Format: { 0 | auto | 0xBBB[,IRQ[,DMA]] }
|
|
|
+ Use 'auto' to force the driver to use any
|
|
|
+ IRQ/DMA settings detected (the default is to
|
|
|
+ ignore detected IRQ/DMA settings because of
|
|
|
+ possible conflicts). You can specify the base
|
|
|
+ address, IRQ, and DMA settings; IRQ and DMA
|
|
|
+ should be numbers, or 'auto' (for using detected
|
|
|
+ settings on that particular port), or 'nofifo'
|
|
|
+ (to avoid using a FIFO even if it is detected).
|
|
|
+ Parallel ports are assigned in the order they
|
|
|
+ are specified on the command line, starting
|
|
|
+ with parport0.
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
+ parport_init_mode= [HW,PPT]
|
|
|
+ Configure VIA parallel port to operate in
|
|
|
+ a specific mode. This is necessary on Pegasos
|
|
|
+ computer where firmware has no options for setting
|
|
|
+ up parallel port mode and sets it to spp.
|
|
|
+ Currently this function knows 686a and 8231 chips.
|
|
|
Format: [spp|ps2|epp|ecp|ecpepp]
|
|
|
|
|
|
- pas2= [HW,OSS]
|
|
|
- Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma16>,<sb_io>,<sb_irq>,<sb_dma>,<sb_dma16>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+ pas2= [HW,OSS] Format:
|
|
|
+ <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma16>,<sb_io>,<sb_irq>,<sb_dma>,<sb_dma16>
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
pas16= [HW,SCSI]
|
|
|
See header of drivers/scsi/pas16.c.
|
|
|
|
|
@@ -1032,64 +1045,67 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
See header of drivers/block/paride/pcd.c.
|
|
|
See also Documentation/paride.txt.
|
|
|
|
|
|
- pci=option[,option...] [PCI] various PCI subsystem options:
|
|
|
- off [IA-32] don't probe for the PCI bus
|
|
|
- bios [IA-32] force use of PCI BIOS, don't access
|
|
|
- the hardware directly. Use this if your machine
|
|
|
- has a non-standard PCI host bridge.
|
|
|
- nobios [IA-32] disallow use of PCI BIOS, only direct
|
|
|
- hardware access methods are allowed. Use this
|
|
|
- if you experience crashes upon bootup and you
|
|
|
- suspect they are caused by the BIOS.
|
|
|
- conf1 [IA-32] Force use of PCI Configuration Mechanism 1.
|
|
|
- conf2 [IA-32] Force use of PCI Configuration Mechanism 2.
|
|
|
- nosort [IA-32] Don't sort PCI devices according to
|
|
|
- order given by the PCI BIOS. This sorting is done
|
|
|
- to get a device order compatible with older kernels.
|
|
|
- biosirq [IA-32] Use PCI BIOS calls to get the interrupt
|
|
|
- routing table. These calls are known to be buggy
|
|
|
- on several machines and they hang the machine when used,
|
|
|
- but on other computers it's the only way to get the
|
|
|
- interrupt routing table. Try this option if the kernel
|
|
|
- is unable to allocate IRQs or discover secondary PCI
|
|
|
- buses on your motherboard.
|
|
|
- rom [IA-32] Assign address space to expansion ROMs.
|
|
|
- Use with caution as certain devices share address
|
|
|
- decoders between ROMs and other resources.
|
|
|
- irqmask=0xMMMM [IA-32] Set a bit mask of IRQs allowed to be assigned
|
|
|
- automatically to PCI devices. You can make the kernel
|
|
|
- exclude IRQs of your ISA cards this way.
|
|
|
+ pci=option[,option...] [PCI] various PCI subsystem options:
|
|
|
+ off [IA-32] don't probe for the PCI bus
|
|
|
+ bios [IA-32] force use of PCI BIOS, don't access
|
|
|
+ the hardware directly. Use this if your machine
|
|
|
+ has a non-standard PCI host bridge.
|
|
|
+ nobios [IA-32] disallow use of PCI BIOS, only direct
|
|
|
+ hardware access methods are allowed. Use this
|
|
|
+ if you experience crashes upon bootup and you
|
|
|
+ suspect they are caused by the BIOS.
|
|
|
+ conf1 [IA-32] Force use of PCI Configuration
|
|
|
+ Mechanism 1.
|
|
|
+ conf2 [IA-32] Force use of PCI Configuration
|
|
|
+ Mechanism 2.
|
|
|
+ nosort [IA-32] Don't sort PCI devices according to
|
|
|
+ order given by the PCI BIOS. This sorting is
|
|
|
+ done to get a device order compatible with
|
|
|
+ older kernels.
|
|
|
+ biosirq [IA-32] Use PCI BIOS calls to get the interrupt
|
|
|
+ routing table. These calls are known to be buggy
|
|
|
+ on several machines and they hang the machine
|
|
|
+ when used, but on other computers it's the only
|
|
|
+ way to get the interrupt routing table. Try
|
|
|
+ this option if the kernel is unable to allocate
|
|
|
+ IRQs or discover secondary PCI buses on your
|
|
|
+ motherboard.
|
|
|
+ rom [IA-32] Assign address space to expansion ROMs.
|
|
|
+ Use with caution as certain devices share
|
|
|
+ address decoders between ROMs and other
|
|
|
+ resources.
|
|
|
+ irqmask=0xMMMM [IA-32] Set a bit mask of IRQs allowed to be
|
|
|
+ assigned automatically to PCI devices. You can
|
|
|
+ make the kernel exclude IRQs of your ISA cards
|
|
|
+ this way.
|
|
|
pirqaddr=0xAAAAA [IA-32] Specify the physical address
|
|
|
- of the PIRQ table (normally generated
|
|
|
- by the BIOS) if it is outside the
|
|
|
- F0000h-100000h range.
|
|
|
- lastbus=N [IA-32] Scan all buses till bus #N. Can be useful
|
|
|
- if the kernel is unable to find your secondary buses
|
|
|
- and you want to tell it explicitly which ones they are.
|
|
|
- assign-busses [IA-32] Always assign all PCI bus
|
|
|
- numbers ourselves, overriding
|
|
|
- whatever the firmware may have
|
|
|
- done.
|
|
|
- usepirqmask [IA-32] Honor the possible IRQ mask
|
|
|
- stored in the BIOS $PIR table. This is
|
|
|
- needed on some systems with broken
|
|
|
- BIOSes, notably some HP Pavilion N5400
|
|
|
- and Omnibook XE3 notebooks. This will
|
|
|
- have no effect if ACPI IRQ routing is
|
|
|
- enabled.
|
|
|
- noacpi [IA-32] Do not use ACPI for IRQ routing
|
|
|
- or for PCI scanning.
|
|
|
- routeirq Do IRQ routing for all PCI devices.
|
|
|
- This is normally done in pci_enable_device(),
|
|
|
- so this option is a temporary workaround
|
|
|
- for broken drivers that don't call it.
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- firmware [ARM] Do not re-enumerate the bus but
|
|
|
- instead just use the configuration
|
|
|
- from the bootloader. This is currently
|
|
|
- used on IXP2000 systems where the
|
|
|
- bus has to be configured a certain way
|
|
|
- for adjunct CPUs.
|
|
|
+ of the PIRQ table (normally generated
|
|
|
+ by the BIOS) if it is outside the
|
|
|
+ F0000h-100000h range.
|
|
|
+ lastbus=N [IA-32] Scan all buses thru bus #N. Can be
|
|
|
+ useful if the kernel is unable to find your
|
|
|
+ secondary buses and you want to tell it
|
|
|
+ explicitly which ones they are.
|
|
|
+ assign-busses [IA-32] Always assign all PCI bus
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+ numbers ourselves, overriding
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+ whatever the firmware may have done.
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+ usepirqmask [IA-32] Honor the possible IRQ mask stored
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+ in the BIOS $PIR table. This is needed on
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+ some systems with broken BIOSes, notably
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+ some HP Pavilion N5400 and Omnibook XE3
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+ notebooks. This will have no effect if ACPI
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+ IRQ routing is enabled.
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+ noacpi [IA-32] Do not use ACPI for IRQ routing
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+ or for PCI scanning.
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+ routeirq Do IRQ routing for all PCI devices.
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+ This is normally done in pci_enable_device(),
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+ so this option is a temporary workaround
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+ for broken drivers that don't call it.
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+ firmware [ARM] Do not re-enumerate the bus but instead
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+ just use the configuration from the
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+ bootloader. This is currently used on
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+ IXP2000 systems where the bus has to be
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+ configured a certain way for adjunct CPUs.
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pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4
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@@ -1127,19 +1143,20 @@ running once the system is up.
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[ISAPNP] Exclude DMAs for the autoconfiguration
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pnp_reserve_io= [ISAPNP] Exclude I/O ports for the autoconfiguration
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- Ranges are in pairs (I/O port base and size).
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+ Ranges are in pairs (I/O port base and size).
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pnp_reserve_mem=
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- [ISAPNP] Exclude memory regions for the autoconfiguration
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+ [ISAPNP] Exclude memory regions for the
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+ autoconfiguration.
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Ranges are in pairs (memory base and size).
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profile= [KNL] Enable kernel profiling via /proc/profile
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- { schedule | <number> }
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- (param: schedule - profile schedule points}
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- (param: profile step/bucket size as a power of 2 for
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- statistical time based profiling)
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+ Format: [schedule,]<number>
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+ Param: "schedule" - profile schedule points.
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+ Param: <number> - step/bucket size as a power of 2 for
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+ statistical time based profiling.
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- processor.max_cstate= [HW, ACPI]
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+ processor.max_cstate= [HW,ACPI]
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Limit processor to maximum C-state
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max_cstate=9 overrides any DMI blacklist limit.
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@@ -1147,27 +1164,28 @@ running once the system is up.
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before loading.
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See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
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- psmouse.proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to
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- probe for (bare|imps|exps|lifebook|any).
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+ psmouse.proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to
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+ probe for; one of (bare|imps|exps|lifebook|any).
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psmouse.rate= [HW,MOUSE] Set desired mouse report rate, in reports
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per second.
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- psmouse.resetafter=
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- [HW,MOUSE] Try to reset the device after so many bad packets
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+ psmouse.resetafter= [HW,MOUSE]
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+ Try to reset the device after so many bad packets
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(0 = never).
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psmouse.resolution=
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[HW,MOUSE] Set desired mouse resolution, in dpi.
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psmouse.smartscroll=
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- [HW,MOUSE] Controls Logitech smartscroll autorepeat,
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+ [HW,MOUSE] Controls Logitech smartscroll autorepeat.
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0 = disabled, 1 = enabled (default).
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pss= [HW,OSS] Personal Sound System (ECHO ESC614)
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- Format: <io>,<mss_io>,<mss_irq>,<mss_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>
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+ Format:
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+ <io>,<mss_io>,<mss_irq>,<mss_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>
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pt. [PARIDE]
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See Documentation/paride.txt.
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quiet= [KNL] Disable log messages
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-
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+
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r128= [HW,DRM]
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raid= [HW,RAID]
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@@ -1176,10 +1194,9 @@ running once the system is up.
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ramdisk= [RAM] Sizes of RAM disks in kilobytes [deprecated]
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|
See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
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- ramdisk_blocksize=
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- [RAM]
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+ ramdisk_blocksize= [RAM]
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See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
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-
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+
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ramdisk_size= [RAM] Sizes of RAM disks in kilobytes
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|
New name for the ramdisk parameter.
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|
See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
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@@ -1195,7 +1212,8 @@ running once the system is up.
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reserve= [KNL,BUGS] Force the kernel to ignore some iomem area
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- resume= [SWSUSP] Specify the partition device for software suspension
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|
+ resume= [SWSUSP]
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|
+ Specify the partition device for software suspend
|
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|
rhash_entries= [KNL,NET]
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|
|
Set number of hash buckets for route cache
|
|
@@ -1225,7 +1243,7 @@ running once the system is up.
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|
Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>
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sbni= [NET] Granch SBNI12 leased line adapter
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|
-
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+
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|
sbpcd= [HW,CD] Soundblaster CD adapter
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|
|
Format: <io>,<type>
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|
|
See a comment before function sbpcd_setup() in
|
|
@@ -1258,21 +1276,20 @@ running once the system is up.
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|
serialnumber [BUGS=IA-32]
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|
- sg_def_reserved_size=
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|
- [SCSI]
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|
-
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|
+ sg_def_reserved_size= [SCSI]
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|
+
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|
sgalaxy= [HW,OSS]
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|
|
Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<sgbase>
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|
shapers= [NET]
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|
|
Maximal number of shapers.
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|
-
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+
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|
|
sim710= [SCSI,HW]
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|
|
See header of drivers/scsi/sim710.c.
|
|
|
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|
|
simeth= [IA-64]
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|
|
simscsi=
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|
|
-
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|
+
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|
|
sjcd= [HW,CD]
|
|
|
Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>
|
|
|
See header of drivers/cdrom/sjcd.c.
|
|
@@ -1403,10 +1420,10 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
snd-wavefront= [HW,ALSA]
|
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|
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|
|
snd-ymfpci= [HW,ALSA]
|
|
|
-
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|
|
+
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|
|
sonicvibes= [HW,OSS]
|
|
|
Format: <reverb>
|
|
|
-
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|
|
+
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|
|
sonycd535= [HW,CD]
|
|
|
Format: <io>[,<irq>]
|
|
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|
|
@@ -1423,7 +1440,7 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
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|
sscape= [HW,OSS]
|
|
|
Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
st= [HW,SCSI] SCSI tape parameters (buffers, etc.)
|
|
|
See Documentation/scsi/st.txt.
|
|
|
|
|
@@ -1446,7 +1463,7 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
stram_swap= [HW,M68k]
|
|
|
|
|
|
swiotlb= [IA-64] Number of I/O TLB slabs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
switches= [HW,M68k]
|
|
|
|
|
|
sym53c416= [HW,SCSI]
|
|
@@ -1479,14 +1496,16 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
tp720= [HW,PS2]
|
|
|
|
|
|
trix= [HW,OSS] MediaTrix AudioTrix Pro
|
|
|
- Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<sb_io>,<sb_irq>,<sb_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+ Format:
|
|
|
+ <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<sb_io>,<sb_irq>,<sb_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq>
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
tsdev.xres= [TS] Horizontal screen resolution.
|
|
|
tsdev.yres= [TS] Vertical screen resolution.
|
|
|
|
|
|
- turbografx.map[2|3]=
|
|
|
- [HW,JOY] TurboGraFX parallel port interface
|
|
|
- Format: <port#>,<js1>,<js2>,<js3>,<js4>,<js5>,<js6>,<js7>
|
|
|
+ turbografx.map[2|3]= [HW,JOY]
|
|
|
+ TurboGraFX parallel port interface
|
|
|
+ Format:
|
|
|
+ <port#>,<js1>,<js2>,<js3>,<js4>,<js5>,<js6>,<js7>
|
|
|
See also Documentation/input/joystick-parport.txt
|
|
|
|
|
|
u14-34f= [HW,SCSI] UltraStor 14F/34F SCSI host adapter
|
|
@@ -1502,17 +1521,18 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
|
|
|
usbhid.mousepoll=
|
|
|
[USBHID] The interval which mice are to be polled at.
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
video= [FB] Frame buffer configuration
|
|
|
See Documentation/fb/modedb.txt.
|
|
|
|
|
|
vga= [BOOT,IA-32] Select a particular video mode
|
|
|
- See Documentation/i386/boot.txt and Documentation/svga.txt.
|
|
|
+ See Documentation/i386/boot.txt and
|
|
|
+ Documentation/svga.txt.
|
|
|
Use vga=ask for menu.
|
|
|
This is actually a boot loader parameter; the value is
|
|
|
passed to the kernel using a special protocol.
|
|
|
|
|
|
- vmalloc=nn[KMG] [KNL,BOOT] forces the vmalloc area to have an exact
|
|
|
+ vmalloc=nn[KMG] [KNL,BOOT] Forces the vmalloc area to have an exact
|
|
|
size of <nn>. This can be used to increase the
|
|
|
minimum size (128MB on x86). It can also be used to
|
|
|
decrease the size and leave more room for directly
|
|
@@ -1520,11 +1540,11 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
|
|
|
vmhalt= [KNL,S390]
|
|
|
|
|
|
- vmpoff= [KNL,S390]
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+ vmpoff= [KNL,S390]
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
waveartist= [HW,OSS]
|
|
|
Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
wd33c93= [HW,SCSI]
|
|
|
See header of drivers/scsi/wd33c93.c.
|
|
|
|
|
@@ -1538,21 +1558,25 @@ running once the system is up.
|
|
|
xd_geo= See header of drivers/block/xd.c.
|
|
|
|
|
|
xirc2ps_cs= [NET,PCMCIA]
|
|
|
- Format: <irq>,<irq_mask>,<io>,<full_duplex>,<do_sound>,<lockup_hack>[,<irq2>[,<irq3>[,<irq4>]]]
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
+ Format:
|
|
|
+ <irq>,<irq_mask>,<io>,<full_duplex>,<do_sound>,<lockup_hack>[,<irq2>[,<irq3>[,<irq4>]]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+______________________________________________________________________
|
|
|
Changelog:
|
|
|
|
|
|
+2000-06-?? Mr. Unknown
|
|
|
The last known update (for 2.4.0) - the changelog was not kept before.
|
|
|
- 2000-06-?? Mr. Unknown
|
|
|
|
|
|
+2002-11-24 Petr Baudis <pasky@ucw.cz>
|
|
|
+ Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@verizon.net>
|
|
|
Update for 2.5.49, description for most of the options introduced,
|
|
|
references to other documentation (C files, READMEs, ..), added S390,
|
|
|
PPC, SPARC, MTD, ALSA and OSS category. Minor corrections and
|
|
|
reformatting.
|
|
|
- 2002-11-24 Petr Baudis <pasky@ucw.cz>
|
|
|
- Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@verizon.net>
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
+2005-10-19 Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
|
|
|
+ Lots of typos, whitespace, some reformatting.
|
|
|
|
|
|
TODO:
|
|
|
|