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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2016-03-16 11:51:08 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2016-03-16 11:51:08 -0700
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Merge first patch-bomb from Andrew Morton: - some misc things - ofs2 updates - about half of MM - checkpatch updates - autofs4 update * emailed patches from Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>: (120 commits) autofs4: fix string.h include in auto_dev-ioctl.h autofs4: use pr_xxx() macros directly for logging autofs4: change log print macros to not insert newline autofs4: make autofs log prints consistent autofs4: fix some white space errors autofs4: fix invalid ioctl return in autofs4_root_ioctl_unlocked() autofs4: fix coding style line length in autofs4_wait() autofs4: fix coding style problem in autofs4_get_set_timeout() autofs4: coding style fixes autofs: show pipe inode in mount options kallsyms: add support for relative offsets in kallsyms address table kallsyms: don't overload absolute symbol type for percpu symbols x86: kallsyms: disable absolute percpu symbols on !SMP checkpatch: fix another left brace warning checkpatch: improve UNSPECIFIED_INT test for bare signed/unsigned uses checkpatch: warn on bare unsigned or signed declarations without int checkpatch: exclude asm volatile from complex macro check mm: memcontrol: drop unnecessary lru locking from mem_cgroup_migrate() mm: migrate: consolidate mem_cgroup_migrate() calls mm/compaction: speed up pageblock_pfn_to_page() when zone is contiguous ...
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@@ -1759,7 +1759,9 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
keepinitrd [HW,ARM]
- kernelcore=nn[KMG] [KNL,X86,IA-64,PPC] This parameter
+ kernelcore= [KNL,X86,IA-64,PPC]
+ Format: nn[KMGTPE] | "mirror"
+ This parameter
specifies the amount of memory usable by the kernel
for non-movable allocations. The requested amount is
spread evenly throughout all nodes in the system. The
@@ -1775,6 +1777,14 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal
zone if it does not.
+ Instead of specifying the amount of memory (nn[KMGTPE]),
+ you can specify "mirror" option. In case "mirror"
+ option is specified, mirrored (reliable) memory is used
+ for non-movable allocations and remaining memory is used
+ for Movable pages. nn[KMGTPE] and "mirror" are exclusive,
+ so you can NOT specify nn[KMGTPE] and "mirror" at the same
+ time.
+
kgdbdbgp= [KGDB,HW] kgdb over EHCI usb debug port.
Format: <Controller#>[,poll interval]
The controller # is the number of the ehci usb debug
@@ -2732,6 +2742,11 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
we can turn it on.
on: enable the feature
+ page_poison= [KNL] Boot-time parameter changing the state of
+ poisoning on the buddy allocator.
+ off: turn off poisoning
+ on: turn on poisoning
+
panic= [KNL] Kernel behaviour on panic: delay <timeout>
timeout > 0: seconds before rebooting
timeout = 0: wait forever
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