Commit ca1eda2d authored by Randy Dunlap's avatar Randy Dunlap Committed by Linus Torvalds

doc: small kernel-parameters updates

Change last "i386" to X86-32 as is used throughout the rest of the file.
Change combination of X86-32,X86-64 to just X86, as is done throughout the
rest of the file.

Add a note that hyphens and underscores are equivalent in parameter names,
with examples.
Signed-off-by: default avatarRandy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Cc: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@medozas.de>
Cc: Christopher Sylvain <chris.sylvain@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
parent bdca0f9b
...@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus ...@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus
usbcore.blinkenlights=1 usbcore.blinkenlights=1
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
This document may not be entirely up to date and comprehensive. The command 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 "modinfo -p ${modulename}" shows a current list of all parameters of a loadable
module. Loadable modules, after being loaded into the running kernel, also module. Loadable modules, after being loaded into the running kernel, also
...@@ -345,7 +351,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file ...@@ -345,7 +351,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
not play well with APC CPU idle - disable it if you have not play well with APC CPU idle - disable it if you have
APC and your system crashes randomly. APC and your system crashes randomly.
apic= [APIC,i386] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller apic= [APIC,X86-32] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
Change the output verbosity whilst booting Change the output verbosity whilst booting
Format: { quiet (default) | verbose | debug } Format: { quiet (default) | verbose | debug }
Change the amount of debugging information output Change the amount of debugging information output
...@@ -702,7 +708,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file ...@@ -702,7 +708,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
to discrete, to make X server driver able to add WB to discrete, to make X server driver able to add WB
entry later. This parameter enables that. entry later. This parameter enables that.
enable_timer_pin_1 [i386,x86-64] enable_timer_pin_1 [X86]
Enable PIN 1 of APIC timer Enable PIN 1 of APIC timer
Can be useful to work around chipset bugs Can be useful to work around chipset bugs
(in particular on some ATI chipsets). (in particular on some ATI chipsets).
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