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@@ -703,6 +703,17 @@
condev= [HW,S390] console device
conmode=
+ con3215_drop= [S390] 3215 console drop mode.
+ Format: y|n|Y|N|1|0
+ When set to true, drop data on the 3215 console when
+ the console buffer is full. In this case the
+ operator using a 3270 terminal emulator (for example
+ x3270) does not have to enter the clear key for the
+ console output to advance and the kernel to continue.
+ This leads to a much faster boot time when a 3270
+ terminal emulator is active. If no 3270 terminal
+ emulator is used, this parameter has no effect.
+
console= [KNL] Output console device and options.
tty<n> Use the virtual console device <n>.
@@ -831,7 +842,7 @@
memory region [offset, offset + size] for that kernel
image. If '@offset' is omitted, then a suitable offset
is selected automatically.
- [KNL, X86-64] Select a region under 4G first, and
+ [KNL, X86-64, ARM64] Select a region under 4G first, and
fall back to reserve region above 4G when '@offset'
hasn't been specified.
See Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst for further details.
@@ -851,26 +862,23 @@
available.
It will be ignored if crashkernel=X is specified.
crashkernel=size[KMG],low
- [KNL, X86-64] range under 4G. When crashkernel=X,high
+ [KNL, X86-64, ARM64] range under 4G. When crashkernel=X,high
is passed, kernel could allocate physical memory region
above 4G, that cause second kernel crash on system
that require some amount of low memory, e.g. swiotlb
requires at least 64M+32K low memory, also enough extra
low memory is needed to make sure DMA buffers for 32-bit
devices won't run out. Kernel would try to allocate
- at least 256M below 4G automatically.
+ default size of memory below 4G automatically. The default
+ size is platform dependent.
+ --> x86: max(swiotlb_size_or_default() + 8MiB, 256MiB)
+ --> arm64: 128MiB
This one lets the user specify own low range under 4G
for second kernel instead.
0: to disable low allocation.
It will be ignored when crashkernel=X,high is not used
or memory reserved is below 4G.
- [KNL, ARM64] range in low memory.
- This one lets the user specify a low range in the
- DMA zone for the crash dump kernel.
- It will be ignored when crashkernel=X,high is not used
- or memory reserved is located in the DMA zones.
-
cryptomgr.notests
[KNL] Disable crypto self-tests
@@ -6959,3 +6967,14 @@
memory, and other data can't be written using
xmon commands.
off xmon is disabled.
+
+ amd_pstate= [X86]
+ disable
+ Do not enable amd_pstate as the default
+ scaling driver for the supported processors
+ passive
+ Use amd_pstate as a scaling driver, driver requests a
+ desired performance on this abstract scale and the power
+ management firmware translates the requests into actual
+ hardware states (core frequency, data fabric and memory
+ clocks etc.)