[PATCH] Add documentation for "nohlt" kernel parameter

Paulius Zaleckas
2009-03-06T12:29:41Z

As per discussion in:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-arm-kernel&m=123633652517391&w=2

Signed-off-by: Paulius Zaleckas <paulius.zaleckas@teltonika.lt>
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Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 +++-
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 54f21a5..de06666 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1487,7 +1487,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file

noclflush [BUGS=X86] Don't use the CLFLUSH instruction

- nohlt [BUGS=ARM,SH]
+ nohlt [BUGS=ARM,SH] Tells the kernel that the sleep(SH) or
+ wfi(ARM) instruction doesn't work correctly and not to
+ use it. This is also usefull when using JTAG debugger.

no-hlt [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel that the hlt
instruction doesn't work correctly and not to