[PATCH] 2.5.42 Doc/kernel-parameters

[PATCH] 2.5.42 Doc/kernel-parameters

[Randy.Dunlap]

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Hi,

Please apply to 2.5.42.
Updates/corrects Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt file.

Thanks,
~Randy

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--- ./Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.2542	Fri Oct 11 21:22:47 2002
+++ ./Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt	Mon Oct 14 21:27:45 2002
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	HW	Appropriate hardware is enabled.
 	IA-32	IA-32 aka i386 architecture is enabled.
 	IA-64	IA-64 architecture is enabled.
+	IP_PNP	IP DCHP, BOOTP, or RARP is enabled.
 	ISAPNP  ISA PnP code is enabled.
 	ISDN	Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
 	JOY 	Appropriate joystick support is enabled.
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@
 
 	initrd=		[BOOT] Specify the location of the initial ramdisk. 
 
-	ip=		[PNP]
+	ip=		[IP_PNP]
 
 	isapnp=		[ISAPNP] Specify RDP, reset, pci_scan and verbosity.
 
@@ -279,10 +280,14 @@
  
 	kbd-reset	[VT]
 
-	keep_initrd	[HW, ARM]
+	keepinitrd	[HW, ARM]
 
 	load_ramdisk=	[RAM] List of ramdisks to load from floppy.
 
+	lockd.udpport=	[NFS]
+
+	lockd.tcpport=	[NFS]
+
 	logi_busmouse=	[HW, MOUSE]
 
 	lp=0		[LP]	Specify parallel ports to use, e.g,
@@ -323,6 +328,8 @@
 				to off as the mainboard support is not always present.
 				You must activate it as a boot option
 
+	mca-pentium	[BUGS=IA-32]
+
 	mcd=		[HW,CD]
 
 	mcdx=		[HW,CD]
@@ -335,6 +342,11 @@
 
 	megaraid=	[HW,SCSI]
  
+	mem=exactmap	[KNL,BOOT,IA-32] enable setting of an exact
+			e820 memory map, as specified by the user.
+			Such mem=exactmap lines can be constructed
+			based on BIOS output or other requirements.
+
 	mem=nn[KMG]	[KNL,BOOT] force use of a specific amount of
 			memory; to be used when the kernel is not able
 			to see the whole system memory or for test.
@@ -390,7 +402,9 @@
 
 	nohlt		[BUGS=ARM]
  
-	no-hlt		[BUGS=IA-32]
+	no-hlt		[BUGS=IA-32] Tells the kernel that the hlt
+			instruction doesn't work correctly and not to
+			use it.
 
 	noht		[SMP,IA-32] Disables P4 Xeon(tm) HyperThreading.
 
@@ -536,6 +550,10 @@
 	ro		[KNL] Mount root device read-only on boot.
 
 	root=		[KNL] root filesystem.
+
+	rootflags=	[KNL] set root filesystem mount option string
+
+	rootfstype=	[KNL] set root filesystem type
 
 	rw		[KNL] Mount root device read-write on boot.
 

Re: [PATCH] 2.5.42 Doc/kernel-parameters

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 09:36:18PM -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Please apply to 2.5.42.
> Updates/corrects Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt file.

You forgot to add the "nousb" flag that you wrote the patch for :)

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH] 2.5.42 Doc/kernel-parameters

[rddunlap]

On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Greg KH wrote:

| On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 09:36:18PM -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
| > Hi,
| >
| > Please apply to 2.5.42.
| > Updates/corrects Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt file.
|
| You forgot to add the "nousb" flag that you wrote the patch for :)

Yes, I have a bit of catching-up to do.
I'll get to that.

Will you push it to Linus?

-- 
~Randy
  "Do you need telco grade soundblaster 16 ?" -- Alan Cox

Re: [PATCH] 2.5.42 Doc/kernel-parameters

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 07:50:48AM -0700, rddunlap@osdl.org wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Greg KH wrote:
> 
> | On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 09:36:18PM -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> | > Hi,
> | >
> | > Please apply to 2.5.42.
> | > Updates/corrects Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt file.
> |
> | You forgot to add the "nousb" flag that you wrote the patch for :)
> 
> Yes, I have a bit of catching-up to do.
> I'll get to that.
> 
> Will you push it to Linus?

The nousb patch?  I already did, it's in his tree.

thanks,

greg k-h