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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt')
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1 files changed, 38 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 9b585e3010f9..6095702c6601 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ the GPE dispatcher. This facility can be used to prevent such uncontrolled GPE floodings. - Format: <int> + Format: <byte> acpi_no_auto_serialize [HW,ACPI] Disable auto-serialization of AML methods @@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ dynamic table installation which will install SSDT tables to /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/dynamic. + acpi_no_watchdog [HW,ACPI,WDT] + Ignore the ACPI-based watchdog interface (WDAT) and let + a native driver control the watchdog device instead. + acpi_rsdp= [ACPI,EFI,KEXEC] Pass the RSDP address to the kernel, mostly used on machines running EFI runtime service to boot the @@ -4510,6 +4514,26 @@ spia_pedr= spia_peddr= + srbds= [X86,INTEL] + Control the Special Register Buffer Data Sampling + (SRBDS) mitigation. + + Certain CPUs are vulnerable to an MDS-like + exploit which can leak bits from the random + number generator. + + By default, this issue is mitigated by + microcode. However, the microcode fix can cause + the RDRAND and RDSEED instructions to become + much slower. Among other effects, this will + result in reduced throughput from /dev/urandom. + + The microcode mitigation can be disabled with + the following option: + + off: Disable mitigation and remove + performance impact to RDRAND and RDSEED + srcutree.counter_wrap_check [KNL] Specifies how frequently to check for grace-period sequence counter wrap for the @@ -4952,8 +4976,7 @@ usbcore.old_scheme_first= [USB] Start with the old device initialization - scheme, applies only to low and full-speed devices - (default 0 = off). + scheme (default 0 = off). usbcore.usbfs_memory_mb= [USB] Memory limit (in MB) for buffers allocated by @@ -5052,13 +5075,13 @@ Flags is a set of characters, each corresponding to a common usb-storage quirk flag as follows: a = SANE_SENSE (collect more than 18 bytes - of sense data); + of sense data, not on uas); b = BAD_SENSE (don't collect more than 18 - bytes of sense data); + bytes of sense data, not on uas); c = FIX_CAPACITY (decrease the reported device capacity by one sector); d = NO_READ_DISC_INFO (don't use - READ_DISC_INFO command); + READ_DISC_INFO command, not on uas); e = NO_READ_CAPACITY_16 (don't use READ_CAPACITY_16 command); f = NO_REPORT_OPCODES (don't use report opcodes @@ -5073,17 +5096,18 @@ j = NO_REPORT_LUNS (don't use report luns command, uas only); l = NOT_LOCKABLE (don't try to lock and - unlock ejectable media); + unlock ejectable media, not on uas); m = MAX_SECTORS_64 (don't transfer more - than 64 sectors = 32 KB at a time); + than 64 sectors = 32 KB at a time, + not on uas); n = INITIAL_READ10 (force a retry of the - initial READ(10) command); + initial READ(10) command, not on uas); o = CAPACITY_OK (accept the capacity - reported by the device); + reported by the device, not on uas); p = WRITE_CACHE (the device cache is ON - by default); + by default, not on uas); r = IGNORE_RESIDUE (the device reports - bogus residue values); + bogus residue values, not on uas); s = SINGLE_LUN (the device has only one Logical Unit); t = NO_ATA_1X (don't allow ATA(12) and ATA(16) @@ -5092,7 +5116,8 @@ w = NO_WP_DETECT (don't test whether the medium is write-protected). y = ALWAYS_SYNC (issue a SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE - even if the device claims no cache) + even if the device claims no cache, + not on uas) Example: quirks=0419:aaf5:rl,0421:0433:rc user_debug= [KNL,ARM] |