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authorAndreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com>2009-02-25 11:30:45 +0100
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2009-02-25 12:19:47 +0100
commit9e5f6cf5f755ca5c52071c317421fae19966a658 (patch)
treebe9c0c64e88ec81b2e8f617ef290738b8de36487 /Documentation
parentbfb4dc0da45f8fddc76eba7e62919420c7d6dae2 (diff)
x86: update description for memtest boot parameter
Signed-off-by: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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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
@@ -1308,8 +1308,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
memtest= [KNL,X86] Enable memtest
Format: <integer>
- range: 0,4 : pattern number
default : 0 <disable>
+ Specifies the number of memtest passes to be
+ performed. Each pass selects another test
+ pattern from a given set of patterns. Memtest
+ fills the memory with this pattern, validates
+ memory contents and reserves bad memory
+ regions that are detected.
meye.*= [HW] Set MotionEye Camera parameters
See Documentation/video4linux/meye.txt.