[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory

[linux-2.6] / Documentation / kernel-parameters.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index f44bb5567c5bc1816ed8dc30442fdb09a17ce3f2..a998a8c2f95baee78ec3080a244a4ff8fa280fa6 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if:
        IA-32   IA-32 aka i386 architecture is enabled.
        IA-64   IA-64 architecture is enabled.
        IOSCHED More than one I/O scheduler is enabled.
        IA-32   IA-32 aka i386 architecture is enabled.
        IA-64   IA-64 architecture is enabled.
        IOSCHED More than one I/O scheduler is enabled.

-       IP_PNP  IP DCHP, BOOTP, or RARP is enabled.
+       IP_PNP  IP DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP is enabled.

        ISAPNP  ISA PnP code is enabled.
        ISDN    Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
        JOY     Appropriate joystick support is enabled.
        ISAPNP  ISA PnP code is enabled.
        ISDN    Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
        JOY     Appropriate joystick support is enabled.


@@ -622,6 +622,17 @@ running once the system is up.
        ips=            [HW,SCSI] Adaptec / IBM ServeRAID controller
                        See header of drivers/scsi/ips.c.
 
        ips=            [HW,SCSI] Adaptec / IBM ServeRAID controller
                        See header of drivers/scsi/ips.c.
 

+       irqfixup        [HW]
+                       When an interrupt is not handled search all handlers
+                       for it. Intended to get systems with badly broken
+                       firmware running.
+
+       irqpoll         [HW]
+                       When an interrupt is not handled search all handlers
+                       for it. Also check all handlers each timer
+                       interrupt. Intended to get systems with badly broken
+                       firmware running.
+

        isapnp=         [ISAPNP]
                        Format: <RDP>, <reset>, <pci_scan>, <verbosity>
 
        isapnp=         [ISAPNP]
                        Format: <RDP>, <reset>, <pci_scan>, <verbosity>
 


@@ -747,6 +758,9 @@ running once the system is up.
        maxcpus=        [SMP] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel
                        should make use of
 
        maxcpus=        [SMP] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel
                        should make use of
 

+       max_addr=[KMG]  [KNL,BOOT,ia64] All physical memory greater than or
+                       equal to this physical address is ignored.
+

        max_luns=       [SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs to probe
                        Should be between 1 and 2^32-1.
 
        max_luns=       [SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs to probe
                        Should be between 1 and 2^32-1.
 


@@ -1030,6 +1044,10 @@ running once the system is up.
                irqmask=0xMMMM          [IA-32] Set a bit mask of IRQs allowed to be assigned
                                        automatically to PCI devices. You can make the kernel
                                        exclude IRQs of your ISA cards this way.
                irqmask=0xMMMM          [IA-32] Set a bit mask of IRQs allowed to be assigned
                                        automatically to PCI devices. You can make the kernel
                                        exclude IRQs of your ISA cards this way.

+               pirqaddr=0xAAAAA        [IA-32] Specify the physical address
+                                       of the PIRQ table (normally generated
+                                       by the BIOS) if it is outside the
+                                       F0000h-100000h range.

                lastbus=N               [IA-32] Scan all buses till bus #N. Can be useful
                                        if the kernel is unable to find your secondary buses
                                        and you want to tell it explicitly which ones they are.
                lastbus=N               [IA-32] Scan all buses till bus #N. Can be useful
                                        if the kernel is unable to find your secondary buses
                                        and you want to tell it explicitly which ones they are.


@@ -1115,7 +1133,7 @@ running once the system is up.
                        See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
 
        psmouse.proto=  [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to
                        See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
 
        psmouse.proto=  [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to

-                       probe for (bare|imps|exps).
+                       probe for (bare|imps|exps|lifebook|any).

        psmouse.rate=   [HW,MOUSE] Set desired mouse report rate, in reports
                        per second.
        psmouse.resetafter=
        psmouse.rate=   [HW,MOUSE] Set desired mouse report rate, in reports
                        per second.
        psmouse.resetafter=