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index cb3a169e372..6fa7292947e 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled.
ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled.
+ KVM Kernel Virtual Machine support is enabled.
LIBATA Libata driver is enabled
LP Printer support is enabled.
LOOP Loopback device support is enabled.
@@ -670,7 +671,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
earlyprintk= [X86,SH,BLACKFIN]
earlyprintk=vga
earlyprintk=serial[,ttySn[,baudrate]]
- earlyprintk=dbgp
+ earlyprintk=dbgp[debugController#]
Append ",keep" to not disable it when the real console
takes over.
@@ -932,7 +933,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
1 -- enable informational integrity auditing messages.
ima_hash= [IMA]
- Formt: { "sha1" | "md5" }
+ Format: { "sha1" | "md5" }
default: "sha1"
ima_tcb [IMA]
@@ -1098,6 +1099,44 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
kstack=N [X86] Print N words from the kernel stack
in oops dumps.
+ kvm.ignore_msrs=[KVM] Ignore guest accesses to unhandled MSRs.
+ Default is 0 (don't ignore, but inject #GP)
+
+ kvm.oos_shadow= [KVM] Disable out-of-sync shadow paging.
+ Default is 1 (enabled)
+
+ kvm-amd.nested= [KVM,AMD] Allow nested virtualization in KVM/SVM.
+ Default is 0 (off)
+
+ kvm-amd.npt= [KVM,AMD] Disable nested paging (virtualized MMU)
+ for all guests.
+ Default is 1 (enabled) if in 64bit or 32bit-PAE mode
+
+ kvm-intel.bypass_guest_pf=
+ [KVM,Intel] Disables bypassing of guest page faults
+ on Intel chips. Default is 1 (enabled)
+
+ kvm-intel.ept= [KVM,Intel] Disable extended page tables
+ (virtualized MMU) support on capable Intel chips.
+ Default is 1 (enabled)
+
+ kvm-intel.emulate_invalid_guest_state=
+ [KVM,Intel] Enable emulation of invalid guest states
+ Default is 0 (disabled)
+
+ kvm-intel.flexpriority=
+ [KVM,Intel] Disable FlexPriority feature (TPR shadow).
+ Default is 1 (enabled)
+
+ kvm-intel.unrestricted_guest=
+ [KVM,Intel] Disable unrestricted guest feature
+ (virtualized real and unpaged mode) on capable
+ Intel chips. Default is 1 (enabled)
+
+ kvm-intel.vpid= [KVM,Intel] Disable Virtual Processor Identification
+ feature (tagged TLBs) on capable Intel chips.
+ Default is 1 (enabled)
+
l2cr= [PPC]
l3cr= [PPC]
@@ -1247,6 +1286,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
(machvec) in a generic kernel.
Example: machvec=hpzx1_swiotlb
+ machtype= [Loongson] Share the same kernel image file between different
+ yeeloong laptop.
+ Example: machtype=lemote-yeeloong-2f-7inch
+
max_addr=nn[KMG] [KNL,BOOT,ia64] All physical memory greater
than or equal to this physical address is ignored.
@@ -1522,7 +1565,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
of returning the full 64-bit number.
The default is to return 64-bit inode numbers.
- nmi_debug= [KNL,AVR32] Specify one or more actions to take
+ nmi_debug= [KNL,AVR32,SH] Specify one or more actions to take
when a NMI is triggered.
Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die]
@@ -1932,11 +1975,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Format: { 0 | 1 }
See arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c
- percpu_alloc= [X86] Select which percpu first chunk allocator to use.
- Allowed values are one of "lpage", "embed" and "4k".
- See comments in arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c for
- details on each allocator. This parameter is primarily
- for debugging and performance comparison.
+ percpu_alloc= Select which percpu first chunk allocator to use.
+ Currently supported values are "embed" and "page".
+ Archs may support subset or none of the selections.
+ See comments in mm/percpu.c for details on each
+ allocator. This parameter is primarily for debugging
+ and performance comparison.
pf. [PARIDE]
See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.