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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
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+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-February 2003             Kernel Parameters                     v2.5.59
+                          Kernel Parameters
                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 The following is a consolidated list of the kernel parameters as implemented
@@ -17,9 +17,17 @@ are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus
 
 	usbcore.blinkenlights=1
 
-The text in square brackets at the beginning of the description states the
-restrictions on the kernel for the said kernel parameter to be valid. The
-restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if:
+This document may not be entirely up to date and comprehensive. The command
+"modinfo -p ${modulename}" shows a current list of all parameters of a loadable
+module. Loadable modules, after being loaded into the running kernel, also
+reveal their parameters in /sys/module/${modulename}/parameters/. Some of these
+parameters may be changed at runtime by the command
+"echo -n ${value} > /sys/module/${modulename}/parameters/${parm}".
+
+The parameters listed below are only valid if certain kernel build options were
+enabled and if respective hardware is present. The text in square brackets at
+the beginning of each description states the restrictions within which a
+parameter is applicable:
 
 	ACPI	ACPI support is enabled.
 	ALSA	ALSA sound support is enabled.
@@ -1046,10 +1054,10 @@ running once the system is up.
 	noltlbs		[PPC] Do not use large page/tlb entries for kernel
 			lowmem mapping on PPC40x.
 
-	nomce		[IA-32] Machine Check Exception
-
 	nomca		[IA-64] Disable machine check abort handling
 
+	nomce		[IA-32] Machine Check Exception
+
 	noresidual	[PPC] Don't use residual data on PReP machines.
 
 	noresume	[SWSUSP] Disables resume and restores original swap
@@ -1394,6 +1402,15 @@ running once the system is up.
 			If enabled at boot time, /selinux/disable can be used
 			later to disable prior to initial policy load.
 
+	selinux_compat_net =
+			[SELINUX] Set initial selinux_compat_net flag value.
+                        Format: { "0" | "1" }
+                        0 -- use new secmark-based packet controls
+                        1 -- use legacy packet controls
+                        Default value is 0 (preferred).
+                        Value can be changed at runtime via
+                        /selinux/compat_net.
+
 	serialnumber	[BUGS=IA-32]
 
 	sg_def_reserved_size=	[SCSI]
@@ -1682,20 +1699,6 @@ running once the system is up.
 
 
 ______________________________________________________________________
-Changelog:
-
-2000-06-??	Mr. Unknown
-	The last known update (for 2.4.0) - the changelog was not kept before.
-
-2002-11-24	Petr Baudis <pasky@ucw.cz>
-		Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@verizon.net>
-	Update for 2.5.49, description for most of the options introduced,
-	references to other documentation (C files, READMEs, ..), added S390,
-	PPC, SPARC, MTD, ALSA and OSS category. Minor corrections and
-	reformatting.
-
-2005-10-19	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
-	Lots of typos, whitespace, some reformatting.
 
 TODO: