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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 57 |
1 files changed, 47 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 4e4c3402412e..9b0b3dea6326 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -866,6 +866,15 @@ dscc4.setup= [NET] + dt_cpu_ftrs= [PPC] + Format: {"off" | "known"} + Control how the dt_cpu_ftrs device-tree binding is + used for CPU feature discovery and setup (if it + exists). + off: Do not use it, fall back to legacy cpu table. + known: Do not pass through unknown features to guests + or userspace, only those that the kernel is aware of. + dump_apple_properties [X86] Dump name and content of EFI device properties on x86 Macs. Useful for driver authors to determine @@ -3238,21 +3247,17 @@ rcutree.gp_cleanup_delay= [KNL] Set the number of jiffies to delay each step of - RCU grace-period cleanup. This only has effect - when CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST_SLOW_CLEANUP is set. + RCU grace-period cleanup. rcutree.gp_init_delay= [KNL] Set the number of jiffies to delay each step of - RCU grace-period initialization. This only has - effect when CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST_SLOW_INIT - is set. + RCU grace-period initialization. rcutree.gp_preinit_delay= [KNL] Set the number of jiffies to delay each step of RCU grace-period pre-initialization, that is, the propagation of recent CPU-hotplug changes up - the rcu_node combining tree. This only has effect - when CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST_SLOW_PREINIT is set. + the rcu_node combining tree. rcutree.rcu_fanout_exact= [KNL] Disable autobalancing of the rcu_node combining @@ -3328,6 +3333,17 @@ This wake_up() will be accompanied by a WARN_ONCE() splat and an ftrace_dump(). + rcuperf.gp_async= [KNL] + Measure performance of asynchronous + grace-period primitives such as call_rcu(). + + rcuperf.gp_async_max= [KNL] + Specify the maximum number of outstanding + callbacks per writer thread. When a writer + thread exceeds this limit, it invokes the + corresponding flavor of rcu_barrier() to allow + previously posted callbacks to drain. + rcuperf.gp_exp= [KNL] Measure performance of expedited synchronous grace-period primitives. @@ -3355,17 +3371,22 @@ rcuperf.perf_runnable= [BOOT] Start rcuperf running at boot time. + rcuperf.perf_type= [KNL] + Specify the RCU implementation to test. + rcuperf.shutdown= [KNL] Shut the system down after performance tests complete. This is useful for hands-off automated testing. - rcuperf.perf_type= [KNL] - Specify the RCU implementation to test. - rcuperf.verbose= [KNL] Enable additional printk() statements. + rcuperf.writer_holdoff= [KNL] + Write-side holdoff between grace periods, + in microseconds. The default of zero says + no holdoff. + rcutorture.cbflood_inter_holdoff= [KNL] Set holdoff time (jiffies) between successive callback-flood tests. @@ -3803,6 +3824,15 @@ spia_pedr= spia_peddr= + srcutree.counter_wrap_check [KNL] + Specifies how frequently to check for + grace-period sequence counter wrap for the + srcu_data structure's ->srcu_gp_seq_needed field. + The greater the number of bits set in this kernel + parameter, the less frequently counter wrap will + be checked for. Note that the bottom two bits + are ignored. + srcutree.exp_holdoff [KNL] Specifies how many nanoseconds must elapse since the end of the last SRCU grace period for @@ -3811,6 +3841,13 @@ expediting. Set to zero to disable automatic expediting. + stack_guard_gap= [MM] + override the default stack gap protection. The value + is in page units and it defines how many pages prior + to (for stacks growing down) resp. after (for stacks + growing up) the main stack are reserved for no other + mapping. Default value is 256 pages. + stacktrace [FTRACE] Enabled the stack tracer on boot up. |