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@@ -328,11 +328,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
flushed before they will be reused, which
is a lot of faster
- amd_iommu_size= [HW,X86-64]
- Define the size of the aperture for the AMD IOMMU
- driver. Possible values are:
- '32M', '64M' (default), '128M', '256M', '512M', '1G'
-
amijoy.map= [HW,JOY] Amiga joystick support
Map of devices attached to JOY0DAT and JOY1DAT
Format: <a>,<b>
@@ -645,6 +640,13 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
DMA-API debugging code disables itself because the
architectural default is too low.
+ dma_debug_driver=<driver_name>
+ With this option the DMA-API debugging driver
+ filter feature can be enabled at boot time. Just
+ pass the driver to filter for as the parameter.
+ The filter can be disabled or changed to another
+ driver later using sysfs.
+
dscc4.setup= [NET]
dtc3181e= [HW,SCSI]
@@ -1538,6 +1540,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
register save and restore. The kernel will only save
legacy floating-point registers on task switch.
+ noxsave [BUGS=X86] Disables x86 extended register state save
+ and restore using xsave. The kernel will fallback to
+ enabling legacy floating-point and sse state.
+
nohlt [BUGS=ARM,SH] Tells the kernel that the sleep(SH) or
wfi(ARM) instruction doesn't work correctly and not to
use it. This is also useful when using JTAG debugger.
@@ -1574,6 +1580,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
noinitrd [RAM] Tells the kernel not to load any configured
initial RAM disk.
+ nointremap [X86-64, Intel-IOMMU] Do not enable interrupt
+ remapping.
+
nointroute [IA-64]
nojitter [IA64] Disables jitter checking for ITC timers.
@@ -1659,6 +1668,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
oprofile.timer= [HW]
Use timer interrupt instead of performance counters
+ oprofile.cpu_type= Force an oprofile cpu type
+ This might be useful if you have an older oprofile
+ userland or if you want common events.
+ Format: { archperfmon }
+ archperfmon: [X86] Force use of architectural
+ perfmon on Intel CPUs instead of the
+ CPU specific event set.
+
osst= [HW,SCSI] SCSI Tape Driver
Format: <buffer_size>,<write_threshold>
See also Documentation/scsi/st.txt.
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