[KJ] kernel-parameters.txt

[KJ] kernel-parameters.txt

[Randy.Dunlap]

I just noticed that "kstack=" is not documented in
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.

It would be a Good Thing is someone would check for
kernel parameters/options that are missing from
kernel-parameters.txt and add them...

Thanks,
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Re: [KJ] kernel-parameters.txt

[Eamonn Lachlan]

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Randy Dunlap wrote:
>
> I just noticed that "kstack=" is not documented in
> Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.
> 
> It would be a Good Thing is someone would check for
> kernel parameters/options that are missing from
> kernel-parameters.txt and add them...

I'll try to sort that out. Thanks, Randy.

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Re: [KJ] kernel-parameters.txt

[Randy.Dunlap]

Eamonn Lachlan wrote:
> Randy Dunlap wrote:
> 
>>I just noticed that "kstack=" is not documented in
>>Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.
>>
>>It would be a Good Thing is someone would check for
>>kernel parameters/options that are missing from
>>kernel-parameters.txt and add them...
> 
> 
> I'll try to sort that out. Thanks, Randy.

Drat.  I just noticed that there is a file for x64-64 that
contains boot options:
Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt

which is too bad IMO, that should be merged into
kernel-parameters.txt, with indications that they are
X86-64 only.

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Re: [KJ] kernel-parameters.txt

[Eamonn Lachlan]

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Randy wrote:
>
>  ... [Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt]
> should be merged into kernel-parameters.txt,
> with indications that they are X86-64 only.

I'll have a look at merging the two files first, then,
alright?

A quick grep of the arch trees in 2.6.11 says there are 

   1 arch/alpha       1 arch/ppc
  11 arch/arm         9 arch/ppc64
   5 arch/arm26       5 arch/s390
  21 arch/i386        4 arch/sh
  12 arch/ia64        2 arch/sh64
   1 arch/m32r        1 arch/sparc
   3 arch/mips        8 arch/um
   2 arch/parisc     22 arch/x86_64

so many occurences of "__setup(".

But in the kernel-parameters.txt file, I only see only
four params with a PPC* arch flag where I would expect
to find ten.

There seem to be a lot missing. :)

Should I hunt the missing params down in their arch trees
and add them in?

e.

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Re: [KJ] kernel-parameters.txt

[Randy.Dunlap]

Eamonn Lachlan wrote:
> Randy wrote:
> 
>> ... [Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt]
>>should be merged into kernel-parameters.txt,
>>with indications that they are X86-64 only.
> 
> 
> I'll have a look at merging the two files first, then,
> alright?

Sounds good/right to me, but please check with Andi Kleen
(ak@suse.de) to see if he will merge it, so that you don't
waste your time.

> A quick grep of the arch trees in 2.6.11 says there are 
> 
>    1 arch/alpha       1 arch/ppc
>   11 arch/arm         9 arch/ppc64
>    5 arch/arm26       5 arch/s390
>   21 arch/i386        4 arch/sh
>   12 arch/ia64        2 arch/sh64
>    1 arch/m32r        1 arch/sparc
>    3 arch/mips        8 arch/um
>    2 arch/parisc     22 arch/x86_64
> 
> so many occurences of "__setup(".
> 
> But in the kernel-parameters.txt file, I only see only
> four params with a PPC* arch flag where I would expect
> to find ten.
> 
> There seem to be a lot missing. :)
> 
> Should I hunt the missing params down in their arch trees
> and add them in?

Yes, that's would I would prefer to see, but again, I don't
want you wasting time on it if it won't be merged.

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