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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt')
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 4fc20f9af2fb..52f8233f8bb8 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ kernel/dma/contiguous.c cma_pernuma=nn[MG] - [ARM64,KNL] + [ARM64,KNL,CMA] Sets the size of kernel per-numa memory area for contiguous memory allocations. A value of 0 disables per-numa CMA altogether. And If this option is not @@ -1525,12 +1525,12 @@ hpet_mmap= [X86, HPET_MMAP] Allow userspace to mmap HPET registers. Default set by CONFIG_HPET_MMAP_DEFAULT. - hugetlb_cma= [HW] The size of a cma area used for allocation + hugetlb_cma= [HW,CMA] The size of a CMA area used for allocation of gigantic hugepages. Format: nn[KMGTPE] - Reserve a cma area of given size and allocate gigantic - hugepages using the cma allocator. If enabled, the + Reserve a CMA area of given size and allocate gigantic + hugepages using the CMA allocator. If enabled, the boot-time allocation of gigantic hugepages is skipped. hugepages= [HW] Number of HugeTLB pages to allocate at boot. @@ -3273,9 +3273,14 @@ 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 |