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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 0933ec4924d..b7fa2f59945 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1,27 +1,37 @@ Kernel Parameters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -The following is a consolidated list of the kernel parameters as implemented -(mostly) by the __setup() macro and sorted into English Dictionary order -(defined as ignoring all punctuation and sorting digits before letters in a -case insensitive manner), and with descriptions where known. - -Module parameters for loadable modules are specified only as the -parameter name with optional '=' and value as appropriate, such as: - - modprobe usbcore blinkenlights=1 - -Module parameters for modules that are built into the kernel image -are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus -'.' plus parameter name, with '=' and value if appropriate, such as: - - usbcore.blinkenlights=1 +The following is a consolidated list of the kernel parameters as +implemented by the __setup(), core_param() and module_param() macros +and sorted into English Dictionary order (defined as ignoring all +punctuation and sorting digits before letters in a case insensitive +manner), and with descriptions where known. + +The kernel parses parameters from the kernel command line up to "--"; +if it doesn't recognize a parameter and it doesn't contain a '.', the +parameter gets passed to init: parameters with '=' go into init's +environment, others are passed as command line arguments to init. +Everything after "--" is passed as an argument to init. + +Module parameters can be specified in two ways: via the kernel command +line with a module name prefix, or via modprobe, e.g.: + + (kernel command line) usbcore.blinkenlights=1 + (modprobe command line) modprobe usbcore blinkenlights=1 + +Parameters for modules which are built into the kernel need to be +specified on the kernel command line. modprobe looks through the +kernel command line (/proc/cmdline) and collects module parameters +when it loads a module, so the kernel command line can be used for +loadable modules too. Hyphens (dashes) and underscores are equivalent in parameter names, so log_buf_len=1M print-fatal-signals=1 can also be entered as log-buf-len=1M print_fatal_signals=1 +Double-quotes can be used to protect spaces in values, e.g.: + param="spaces in here" This document may not be entirely up to date and comprehensive. The command "modinfo -p ${modulename}" shows a current list of all parameters of a loadable @@ -630,8 +640,11 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. Also note the kernel might malfunction if you disable some critical bits. - cma=nn[MG] [ARM,KNL] - Sets the size of kernel global memory area for contiguous + cma=nn[MG]@[start[MG][-end[MG]]] + [ARM,X86,KNL] + Sets the size of kernel global memory area for + contiguous memory allocations and optionally the + placement constraint by the physical address range of memory allocations. For more information, see include/linux/dma-contiguous.h @@ -896,6 +909,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. which are not unmapped. earlycon= [KNL] Output early console device and options. + uart[8250],io,<addr>[,options] uart[8250],mmio,<addr>[,options] uart[8250],mmio32,<addr>[,options] @@ -905,7 +919,15 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. (mmio) or 32-bit (mmio32). The options are the same as for ttyS, above. - earlyprintk= [X86,SH,BLACKFIN,ARM] + pl011,<addr> + Start an early, polled-mode console on a pl011 serial + port at the specified address. The pl011 serial port + must already be setup and configured. Options are not + yet supported. + + smh Use ARM semihosting calls for early console. + + earlyprintk= [X86,SH,BLACKFIN,ARM,M68k] earlyprintk=vga earlyprintk=efi earlyprintk=xen @@ -1300,6 +1322,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. for working out where the kernel is dying during startup. + initcall_blacklist= [KNL] Do not execute a comma-separated list of + initcall functions. Useful for debugging built-in + modules and initcalls. + initrd= [BOOT] Specify the location of the initial ramdisk inport.irq= [HW] Inport (ATI XL and Microsoft) busmouse driver @@ -1448,6 +1474,13 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. js= [HW,JOY] Analog joystick See Documentation/input/joystick.txt. + kaslr/nokaslr [X86] + Enable/disable kernel and module base offset ASLR + (Address Space Layout Randomization) if built into + the kernel. When CONFIG_HIBERNATION is selected, + kASLR is disabled by default. When kASLR is enabled, + hibernation will be disabled. + keepinitrd [HW,ARM] kernelcore=nn[KMG] [KNL,X86,IA-64,PPC] This parameter @@ -2084,10 +2117,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. noapic [SMP,APIC] Tells the kernel to not make use of any IOAPICs that may be present in the system. - nokaslr [X86] - Disable kernel and module base offset ASLR (Address - Space Layout Randomization) if built into the kernel. - noautogroup Disable scheduler automatic task group creation. nobats [PPC] Do not use BATs for mapping kernel lowmem @@ -2158,6 +2187,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. in certain environments such as networked servers or real-time systems. + nohibernate [HIBERNATION] Disable hibernation and resume. + nohz= [KNL] Boottime enable/disable dynamic ticks Valid arguments: on, off Default: on @@ -2345,6 +2376,14 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. timeout < 0: reboot immediately Format: <timeout> + crash_kexec_post_notifiers + Run kdump after running panic-notifiers and dumping + kmsg. This only for the users who doubt kdump always + succeeds in any situation. + Note that this also increases risks of kdump failure, + because some panic notifiers can make the crashed + kernel more unstable. + parkbd.port= [HW] Parallel port number the keyboard adapter is connected to, default is 0. Format: <parport#> @@ -2751,6 +2790,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. leaf rcu_node structure. Useful for very large systems. + rcutree.jiffies_till_sched_qs= [KNL] + Set required age in jiffies for a + given grace period before RCU starts + soliciting quiescent-state help from + rcu_note_context_switch(). + rcutree.jiffies_till_first_fqs= [KNL] Set delay from grace-period initialization to first attempt to force quiescent states. @@ -2946,6 +2991,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. noresume Don't check if there's a hibernation image present during boot. nocompress Don't compress/decompress hibernation images. + no Disable hibernation and resume. retain_initrd [RAM] Keep initrd memory after extraction @@ -3090,6 +3136,11 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. [KNL] Should the soft-lockup detector generate panics. Format: <integer> + softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace= + [KNL] Should the soft-lockup detector generate + backtraces on all cpus. + Format: <integer> + sonypi.*= [HW] Sony Programmable I/O Control Device driver See Documentation/laptops/sonypi.txt @@ -3481,7 +3532,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. the allocated input device; If set to 0, video driver will only send out the event without touching backlight brightness level. - default: 0 + default: 1 virtio_mmio.device= [VMMIO] Memory mapped virtio (platform) device. |