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index bca6f389da6..25f8d20dac5 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
MTD MTD support is enabled.
NET Appropriate network support is enabled.
NUMA NUMA support is enabled.
+ GENERIC_TIME The generic timeofday code is enabled.
NFS Appropriate NFS support is enabled.
OSS OSS sound support is enabled.
PARIDE The ParIDE subsystem is enabled.
@@ -179,6 +180,11 @@ running once the system is up.
override platform specific driver.
See also Documentation/acpi-hotkey.txt.
+ acpi_pm_good [IA-32,X86-64]
+ Override the pmtimer bug detection: force the kernel
+ to assume that this machine's pmtimer latches its value
+ and always returns good values.
+
enable_timer_pin_1 [i386,x86-64]
Enable PIN 1 of APIC timer
Can be useful to work around chipset bugs
@@ -341,10 +347,11 @@ running once the system is up.
Value can be changed at runtime via
/selinux/checkreqprot.
- clock= [BUGS=IA-32,HW] gettimeofday timesource override.
- Forces specified timesource (if avaliable) to be used
- when calculating gettimeofday(). If specicified
- timesource is not avalible, it defaults to PIT.
+ clock= [BUGS=IA-32, HW] gettimeofday clocksource override.
+ [Deprecated]
+ Forces specified clocksource (if avaliable) to be used
+ when calculating gettimeofday(). If specified
+ clocksource is not avalible, it defaults to PIT.
Format: { pit | tsc | cyclone | pmtmr }
disable_8254_timer
@@ -1617,6 +1624,10 @@ running once the system is up.
time Show timing data prefixed to each printk message line
+ clocksource= [GENERIC_TIME] Override the default clocksource
+ Override the default clocksource and use the clocksource
+ with the name specified.
+
tipar.timeout= [HW,PPT]
Set communications timeout in tenths of a second
(default 15).
@@ -1658,6 +1669,10 @@ running once the system is up.
usbhid.mousepoll=
[USBHID] The interval which mice are to be polled at.
+ vdso= [IA-32]
+ vdso=1: enable VDSO (default)
+ vdso=0: disable VDSO mapping
+
video= [FB] Frame buffer configuration
See Documentation/fb/modedb.txt.
@@ -1674,9 +1689,14 @@ running once the system is up.
decrease the size and leave more room for directly
mapped kernel RAM.
- vmhalt= [KNL,S390]
+ vmhalt= [KNL,S390] Perform z/VM CP command after system halt.
+ Format: <command>
+
+ vmpanic= [KNL,S390] Perform z/VM CP command after kernel panic.
+ Format: <command>
- vmpoff= [KNL,S390]
+ vmpoff= [KNL,S390] Perform z/VM CP command after power off.
+ Format: <command>
waveartist= [HW,OSS]
Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>