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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-07-19 21:41:26 +0300
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-07-19 21:41:26 +0300
commitb5d72dda8976e878be47415b94bca8465d1fa22d (patch)
tree67dfaf0120febff148ec18824bf1d08ac9ecf7e5 /Documentation
parent26473f83703e6bc56114ce4b045000de6efcfff7 (diff)
parenta1078e821b605813b63bf6bca414a85f804d5c66 (diff)
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Merge tag 'for-linus-5.3a-rc1-tag' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xen/tip
Pull xen updates from Juergen Gross: "Fixes and features: - A series to introduce a common command line parameter for disabling paravirtual extensions when running as a guest in virtualized environment - A fix for int3 handling in Xen pv guests - Removal of the Xen-specific tmem driver as support of tmem in Xen has been dropped (and it was experimental only) - A security fix for running as Xen dom0 (XSA-300) - A fix for IRQ handling when offlining cpus in Xen guests - Some small cleanups" * tag 'for-linus-5.3a-rc1-tag' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xen/tip: xen: let alloc_xenballooned_pages() fail if not enough memory free xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test x86/xen: Add "nopv" support for HVM guest x86/paravirt: Remove const mark from x86_hyper_xen_hvm variable xen: Map "xen_nopv" parameter to "nopv" and mark it obsolete x86: Add "nopv" parameter to disable PV extensions x86/xen: Mark xen_hvm_need_lapic() and xen_x2apic_para_available() as __init xen: remove tmem driver Revert "x86/paravirt: Set up the virt_spin_lock_key after static keys get initialized" xen/events: fix binding user event channels to cpus
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt28
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index f0461456d910..46b826fcb5ad 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -4698,27 +4698,6 @@
Force threading of all interrupt handlers except those
marked explicitly IRQF_NO_THREAD.
- tmem [KNL,XEN]
- Enable the Transcendent memory driver if built-in.
-
- tmem.cleancache=0|1 [KNL, XEN]
- Default is on (1). Disable the usage of the cleancache
- API to send anonymous pages to the hypervisor.
-
- tmem.frontswap=0|1 [KNL, XEN]
- Default is on (1). Disable the usage of the frontswap
- API to send swap pages to the hypervisor. If disabled
- the selfballooning and selfshrinking are force disabled.
-
- tmem.selfballooning=0|1 [KNL, XEN]
- Default is on (1). Disable the driving of swap pages
- to the hypervisor.
-
- tmem.selfshrinking=0|1 [KNL, XEN]
- Default is on (1). Partial swapoff that immediately
- transfers pages from Xen hypervisor back to the
- kernel based on different criteria.
-
topology= [S390]
Format: {off | on}
Specify if the kernel should make use of the cpu
@@ -5288,6 +5267,8 @@
xen_nopv [X86]
Disables the PV optimizations forcing the HVM guest to
run as generic HVM guest with no PV drivers.
+ This option is obsoleted by the "nopv" option, which
+ has equivalent effect for XEN platform.
xen_scrub_pages= [XEN]
Boolean option to control scrubbing pages before giving them back
@@ -5302,6 +5283,11 @@
improve timer resolution at the expense of processing
more timer interrupts.
+ nopv= [X86,XEN,KVM,HYPER_V,VMWARE]
+ Disables the PV optimizations forcing the guest to run
+ as generic guest with no PV drivers. Currently support
+ XEN HVM, KVM, HYPER_V and VMWARE guest.
+
xirc2ps_cs= [NET,PCMCIA]
Format:
<irq>,<irq_mask>,<io>,<full_duplex>,<do_sound>,<lockup_hack>[,<irq2>[,<irq3>[,<irq4>]]]