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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 274252f205b7..61ab1628a057 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ multipliers 'Kilo', 'Mega', and 'Giga', equalling 2^10, 2^20, and 2^30
bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
- acpi= [HW,ACPI,X86]
+ acpi= [HW,ACPI,X86,ARM64]
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
Format: { force | off | strict | noirq | rsdt }
force -- enable ACPI if default was off
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
strictly ACPI specification compliant.
rsdt -- prefer RSDT over (default) XSDT
copy_dsdt -- copy DSDT to memory
+ For ARM64, ONLY "acpi=off" or "acpi=force" are available
See also Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt, pci=noacpi
@@ -713,10 +714,18 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
uart[8250],io,<addr>[,options]
uart[8250],mmio,<addr>[,options]
+ uart[8250],mmio32,<addr>[,options]
+ uart[8250],0x<addr>[,options]
Start an early, polled-mode console on the 8250/16550
UART at the specified I/O port or MMIO address,
- switching to the matching ttyS device later. The
- options are the same as for ttyS, above.
+ switching to the matching ttyS device later.
+ MMIO inter-register address stride is either 8-bit
+ (mmio) or 32-bit (mmio32).
+ If none of [io|mmio|mmio32], <addr> is assumed to be
+ equivalent to 'mmio'. 'options' are specified in the
+ same format described for ttyS above; if unspecified,
+ the h/w is not re-initialized.
+
hvc<n> Use the hypervisor console device <n>. This is for
both Xen and PowerPC hypervisors.
@@ -950,11 +959,15 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
uart[8250],io,<addr>[,options]
uart[8250],mmio,<addr>[,options]
uart[8250],mmio32,<addr>[,options]
+ uart[8250],0x<addr>[,options]
Start an early, polled-mode console on the 8250/16550
UART at the specified I/O port or MMIO address.
MMIO inter-register address stride is either 8-bit
(mmio) or 32-bit (mmio32).
- The options are the same as for ttyS, above.
+ If none of [io|mmio|mmio32], <addr> is assumed to be
+ equivalent to 'mmio'. 'options' are specified in the
+ same format described for "console=ttyS<n>"; if
+ unspecified, the h/w is not initialized.
pl011,<addr>
Start an early, polled-mode console on a pl011 serial
@@ -3774,6 +3787,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
READ_CAPACITY_16 command);
f = NO_REPORT_OPCODES (don't use report opcodes
command, uas only);
+ g = MAX_SECTORS_240 (don't transfer more than
+ 240 sectors at a time, uas only);
h = CAPACITY_HEURISTICS (decrease the
reported device capacity by one
sector if the number is odd);