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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index c86c074..9fa6508 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -198,59 +198,42 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file that require a timer override, but don't have HPET - acpi.debug_layer= [HW,ACPI] + acpi_backlight= [HW,ACPI] + acpi_backlight=vendor + acpi_backlight=video + If set to vendor, prefer vendor specific driver + (e.g. thinkpad_acpi, sony_acpi, etc.) instead + of the ACPI video.ko driver. + + acpi_display_output= [HW,ACPI] + acpi_display_output=vendor + acpi_display_output=video + See above. + + acpi.debug_layer= [HW,ACPI,ACPI_DEBUG] + acpi.debug_level= [HW,ACPI,ACPI_DEBUG] Format: <int> - Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug layer, - 1: enable, 0: disable. It is useful for boot time - debugging. After system has booted up, it can be set - via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_layer. - CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce any output. - Available bits (add the numbers together) to enable debug output - for specific parts of the ACPI subsystem: - 0x01 utilities 0x02 hardware 0x04 events 0x08 tables - 0x10 namespace 0x20 parser 0x40 dispatcher - 0x80 executer 0x100 resources 0x200 acpica debugger - 0x400 os services 0x800 acpica disassembler. - The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex. - Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of - output and make your system unusable. Be very careful. - - acpi.debug_level= [HW,ACPI] - Format: <int> - Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug level, - which corresponds to the level in an ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT - statement. After system has booted up, this mask - can be set via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_level. - - CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce - any output. The number can be in decimal or prefixed - with 0x in hex. Some of these options produce so much - output that the system is unusable. - - The following global components are defined by the - ACPI CA: - 0x01 error - 0x02 warn - 0x04 init - 0x08 debug object - 0x10 info - 0x20 init names - 0x40 parse - 0x80 load - 0x100 dispatch - 0x200 execute - 0x400 names - 0x800 operation region - 0x1000 bfield - 0x2000 tables - 0x4000 values - 0x8000 objects - 0x10000 resources - 0x20000 user requests - 0x40000 package - The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex. - Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of - output and make your system unusable. Be very careful. + CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled to produce any ACPI + debug output. Bits in debug_layer correspond to a + _COMPONENT in an ACPI source file, e.g., + #define _COMPONENT ACPI_PCI_COMPONENT + Bits in debug_level correspond to a level in + ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT statements, e.g., + ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, ... + See Documentation/acpi/debug.txt for more information + about debug layers and levels. + + Enable AML "Debug" output, i.e., stores to the Debug + object while interpreting AML: + acpi.debug_layer=0xffffffff acpi.debug_level=0x2 + Enable PCI/PCI interrupt routing info messages: + acpi.debug_layer=0x400000 acpi.debug_level=0x4 + Enable all messages related to ACPI hardware: + acpi.debug_layer=0x2 acpi.debug_level=0xffffffff + + Some values produce so much output that the system is + unusable. The "log_buf_len" parameter may be useful + if you need to capture more output. acpi.power_nocheck= [HW,ACPI] Format: 1/0 enable/disable the check of power state. @@ -646,7 +629,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file digiepca= [HW,SERIAL] See drivers/char/README.epca and - Documentation/digiepca.txt. + Documentation/serial/digiepca.txt. disable_mtrr_cleanup [X86] enable_mtrr_cleanup [X86] @@ -757,7 +740,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file See header of drivers/scsi/fdomain.c. floppy= [HW] - See Documentation/floppy.txt. + See Documentation/blockdev/floppy.txt. force_pal_cache_flush [IA-64] Avoid check_sal_cache_flush which may hang on @@ -1118,7 +1101,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file the same attribute, the last one is used. load_ramdisk= [RAM] List of ramdisks to load from floppy - See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. + See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt. lockd.nlm_grace_period=P [NFS] Assign grace period. Format: <integer> @@ -1613,7 +1596,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file pcd. [PARIDE] See header of drivers/block/paride/pcd.c. - See also Documentation/paride.txt. + See also Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt. pci=option[,option...] [PCI] various PCI subsystem options: off [X86] don't probe for the PCI bus @@ -1714,7 +1697,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file pcmv= [HW,PCMCIA] BadgePAD 4 pd. [PARIDE] - See Documentation/paride.txt. + See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt. pdcchassis= [PARISC,HW] Disable/Enable PDC Chassis Status codes at boot time. @@ -1722,10 +1705,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file See arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c pf. [PARIDE] - See Documentation/paride.txt. + See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt. pg. [PARIDE] - See Documentation/paride.txt. + See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt. pirq= [SMP,APIC] Manual mp-table setup See Documentation/x86/i386/IO-APIC.txt. @@ -1795,7 +1778,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file prompt_ramdisk= [RAM] List of RAM disks to prompt for floppy disk before loading. - See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. + See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt. psmouse.proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to probe for; one of (bare|imps|exps|lifebook|any). @@ -1815,7 +1798,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file <io>,<mss_io>,<mss_irq>,<mss_dma>,<mpu_io>,<mpu_irq> pt. [PARIDE] - See Documentation/paride.txt. + See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt. pty.legacy_count= [KNL] Number of legacy pty's. Overwrites compiled-in @@ -1829,10 +1812,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file See Documentation/md.txt. ramdisk_blocksize= [RAM] - See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. + See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt. ramdisk_size= [RAM] Sizes of RAM disks in kilobytes - See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. + See Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt. rcupdate.blimit= [KNL,BOOT] Set maximum number of finished RCU callbacks to process @@ -2164,7 +2147,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file See Documentation/sonypi.txt specialix= [HW,SERIAL] Specialix multi-serial port adapter - See Documentation/specialix.txt. + See Documentation/serial/specialix.txt. spia_io_base= [HW,MTD] spia_fio_base= |
