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@@ -1350,9 +1350,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
it is equivalent to "nosmp", which also disables
the IO APIC.
- max_loop= [LOOP] Maximum number of loopback devices that can
- be mounted
- Format: <1-256>
+ max_loop= [LOOP] The number of loop block devices that get
+ (loop.max_loop) unconditionally pre-created at init time. The default
+ number is configured by BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT. Instead
+ of statically allocating a predefined number, loop
+ devices can be requested on-demand with the
+ /dev/loop-control interface.
mcatest= [IA-64]
@@ -2083,9 +2086,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
Override pmtimer IOPort with a hex value.
e.g. pmtmr=0x508
- pnp.debug [PNP]
- Enable PNP debug messages. This depends on the
- CONFIG_PNP_DEBUG_MESSAGES option.
+ pnp.debug=1 [PNP]
+ Enable PNP debug messages (depends on the
+ CONFIG_PNP_DEBUG_MESSAGES option). Change at run-time
+ via /sys/module/pnp/parameters/debug. We always show
+ current resource usage; turning this on also shows
+ possible settings and some assignment information.
pnpacpi= [ACPI]
{ off }
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