Re: [PATCH] x86: nmi - document lapic and ioapic parameters

From: Aristeu Rozanski
Date: Fri Oct 31 2008 - 15:27:24 EST


> Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> On top of -tip dda51106620c328b50007c259b9ef8cea2b7c3d2
>
> Index: linux-2.6.git/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.git.orig/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2008-10-27 21:35:08.000000000 +0300
> +++ linux-2.6.git/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2008-10-31 22:21:59.000000000 +0300
> @@ -1404,6 +1404,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters.
> Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die]
>
> nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86-32] Debugging features for SMP kernels
> + Format: [panic,][num]
> + Valid num: 0,1,2
> + 0 - turn nmi_watchdog off
> + 1 - use IO-APIC
> + 2 - use local APIC
> + Instead of 1 and 2 it is possible to use the following
> + symbolic names: lapic and ioapic
> + Example: nmi_watchdog=2 or nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic
>
> no387 [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel to use the 387 maths
> emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor

Acked-by: Aristeu Rozanski <aris@xxxxxxxxx>

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Aristeu

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