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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index abd575cfc75..f6a3961da34 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -863,7 +863,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file Format: <1-256> maxcpus= [SMP] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel - should make use of + should make use of. + Using "nosmp" or "maxcpus=0" will disable SMP + entirely (the MPS table probe still happens, though). + A command-line option of "maxcpus=<NUM>", where <NUM> + is an integer greater than 0, limits the maximum number + of CPUs activated in SMP mode to <NUM>. + Using "maxcpus=1" on an SMP kernel is the trivial + case of an SMP kernel with only one CPU. max_addr=[KMG] [KNL,BOOT,ia64] All physical memory greater than or equal to this physical address is ignored. |