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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/x86')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/00-INDEX | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/boot.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt | 2 |
5 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/00-INDEX b/Documentation/x86/00-INDEX index f37b46d3486..692264456f0 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/x86/00-INDEX @@ -1,6 +1,20 @@ 00-INDEX - this file -mtrr.txt - - how to use x86 Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance +boot.txt + - List of boot protocol versions +early-microcode.txt + - How to load microcode from an initrd-CPIO archive early to fix CPU issues. +earlyprintk.txt + - Using earlyprintk with a USB2 debug port key. +entry_64.txt + - Describe (some of the) kernel entry points for x86. exception-tables.txt - why and how Linux kernel uses exception tables on x86 +mtrr.txt + - how to use x86 Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance +pat.txt + - Page Attribute Table intro and API +usb-legacy-support.txt + - how to fix/avoid quirks when using emulated PS/2 mouse/keyboard. +zero-page.txt + - layout of the first page of memory. diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt index cb81741d3b0..a75e3adaa39 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Offset Proto Name Meaning 0226/1 2.02+(3 ext_loader_ver Extended boot loader version 0227/1 2.02+(3 ext_loader_type Extended boot loader ID 0228/4 2.02+ cmd_line_ptr 32-bit pointer to the kernel command line -022C/4 2.03+ ramdisk_max Highest legal initrd address +022C/4 2.03+ initrd_addr_max Highest legal initrd address 0230/4 2.05+ kernel_alignment Physical addr alignment required for kernel 0234/1 2.05+ relocatable_kernel Whether kernel is relocatable or not 0235/1 2.10+ min_alignment Minimum alignment, as a power of two @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ Protocol: 2.02+ zero, the kernel will assume that your boot loader does not support the 2.02+ protocol. -Field name: ramdisk_max +Field name: initrd_addr_max Type: read Offset/size: 0x22c/4 Protocol: 2.03+ diff --git a/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt b/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt index f19802c0f48..688e3eeed21 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ and two USB cables, connected like this: ... ( If your system does not list a debug port capability then you probably - wont be able to use the USB debug key. ) + won't be able to use the USB debug key. ) b.) You also need a Netchip USB debug cable/key: diff --git a/Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt b/Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt index 30b4c714fbe..15f5baf7e1b 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ your PCI configuration: echo -n pirq=; echo `scanpci | grep T_L | cut -c56-` | sed 's/ /,/g' -note that this script wont work if you have skipped a few slots or if your +note that this script won't work if you have skipped a few slots or if your board does not do default daisy-chaining. (or the IO-APIC has the PIRQ pins connected in some strange way). E.g. if in the above case you have your SCSI card (IRQ11) in Slot3, and have Slot1 empty: diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt index c584a51add1..afe68ddbe6a 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ ffffc90000000000 - ffffe8ffffffffff (=45 bits) vmalloc/ioremap space ffffe90000000000 - ffffe9ffffffffff (=40 bits) hole ffffea0000000000 - ffffeaffffffffff (=40 bits) virtual memory map (1TB) ... unused hole ... +ffffff0000000000 - ffffff7fffffffff (=39 bits) %esp fixup stacks +... unused hole ... ffffffff80000000 - ffffffffa0000000 (=512 MB) kernel text mapping, from phys 0 ffffffffa0000000 - ffffffffff5fffff (=1525 MB) module mapping space ffffffffff600000 - ffffffffffdfffff (=8 MB) vsyscalls |