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parameter, xsave area per process might occupy more
memory on xsaves enabled systems.
- nohlt [BUGS=ARM,SH] Tells the kernel that the sleep(SH) or
- wfi(ARM) instruction doesn't work correctly and not to
- use it. This is also useful when using JTAG debugger.
+ nohlt [ARM,ARM64,MICROBLAZE,SH] Forces the kernel to busy wait
+ in do_idle() and not use the arch_cpu_idle()
+ implementation; requires CONFIG_GENERIC_IDLE_POLL_SETUP
+ to be effective. This is useful on platforms where the
+ sleep(SH) or wfi(ARM,ARM64) instructions do not work
+ correctly or when doing power measurements to evalute
+ the impact of the sleep instructions. This is also
+ useful when using JTAG debugger.
no_file_caps Tells the kernel not to honor file capabilities. The
only way then for a file to be executed with privilege