[PATCH] Documentation: update deferred_probe_timeout cmdline parameter documentation
From: Hans de Goede
Date: Thu Apr 16 2026 - 10:43:21 EST
Extend the deferred_probe_timeout cmdline parameter documentation,
documenting that negative values are treated as an infinite timeout value.
Suggested-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <johannes.goede@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 03a550630644..0f1a1332480f 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1249,8 +1249,9 @@ Kernel parameters
deferred probe to give up waiting on dependencies to
probe. Only specific dependencies (subsystems or
drivers) that have opted in will be ignored. A timeout
- of 0 will timeout at the end of initcalls. If the time
- out hasn't expired, it'll be restarted by each
+ of 0 will timeout at the end of initcalls; a negative
+ value is treated as an infinite timeout value. If the
+ timeout hasn't expired, it'll be restarted by each
successful driver registration. This option will also
dump out devices still on the deferred probe list after
retrying.
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2.53.0