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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index d8362cf9909e..d1cb2069e2f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled.
ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled.
+ KMEMTRACE kmemtrace is enabled.
LIBATA Libata driver is enabled
LP Printer support is enabled.
LOOP Loopback device support is enabled.
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ In addition, the following text indicates that the option:
Parameters denoted with BOOT are actually interpreted by the boot
loader, and have no meaning to the kernel directly.
Do not modify the syntax of boot loader parameters without extreme
-need or coordination with <Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt>.
+need or coordination with <Documentation/x86/boot.txt>.
There are also arch-specific kernel-parameters not documented here.
See for example <Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt>.
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
acpi= [HW,ACPI,X86-64,i386]
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
- Format: { force | off | ht | strict | noirq }
+ Format: { force | off | ht | strict | noirq | rsdt }
force -- enable ACPI if default was off
off -- disable ACPI if default was on
noirq -- do not use ACPI for IRQ routing
@@ -868,8 +869,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
icn= [HW,ISDN]
Format: <io>[,<membase>[,<icn_id>[,<icn_id2>]]]
- ide= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem
- Format: ide=nodma or ide=doubler
+ ide-core.nodma= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem
+ Format: =0.0 to prevent dma on hda, =0.1 hdb =1.0 hdc
+ .vlb_clock .pci_clock .noflush .noprobe .nowerr .cdrom
+ .chs .ignore_cable are additional options
See Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
idebus= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem - VLB/PCI bus speed
@@ -937,6 +940,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
intel_iommu= [DMAR] Intel IOMMU driver (DMAR) option
+ on
+ Enable intel iommu driver.
off
Disable intel iommu driver.
igfx_off [Default Off]
@@ -1043,6 +1048,15 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal
zone if it does not.
+ kmemtrace.enable= [KNL,KMEMTRACE] Format: { yes | no }
+ Controls whether kmemtrace is enabled
+ at boot-time.
+
+ kmemtrace.subbufs=n [KNL,KMEMTRACE] Overrides the number of
+ subbufs kmemtrace's relay channel has. Set this
+ higher than default (KMEMTRACE_N_SUBBUFS in code) if
+ you experience buffer overruns.
+
movablecore=nn[KMG] [KNL,X86-32,IA-64,PPC,X86-64] This parameter
is similar to kernelcore except it specifies the
amount of memory used for migratable allocations.
@@ -2447,7 +2461,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
See Documentation/fb/modedb.txt.
vga= [BOOT,X86-32] Select a particular video mode
- See Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt and
+ See Documentation/x86/boot.txt and
Documentation/svga.txt.
Use vga=ask for menu.
This is actually a boot loader parameter; the value is
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