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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index c918cc3f65fb..137e993f4329 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ be entered as an environment variable, whereas its absence indicates that it will appear as a kernel argument readable via /proc/cmdline by programs running once the system is up. +The number of kernel parameters is not limited, but the length of the +complete command line (parameters including spaces etc.) is limited to +a fixed number of characters. This limit depends on the architecture +and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file +./include/asm/setup.h as COMMAND_LINE_SIZE. + + 53c7xx= [HW,SCSI] Amiga SCSI controllers See header of drivers/scsi/53c7xx.c. See also Documentation/scsi/ncr53c7xx.txt. @@ -573,8 +580,6 @@ running once the system is up. gscd= [HW,CD] Format: <io> - gt96100eth= [NET] MIPS GT96100 Advanced Communication Controller - gus= [HW,OSS] Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma16> @@ -1326,7 +1331,7 @@ running once the system is up. pt. [PARIDE] See Documentation/paride.txt. - quiet= [KNL] Disable log messages + quiet [KNL] Disable most log messages r128= [HW,DRM] @@ -1372,6 +1377,9 @@ running once the system is up. Reserves a hole at the top of the kernel virtual address space. + reset_devices [KNL] Force drivers to reset the underlying device + during initialization. + resume= [SWSUSP] Specify the partition device for software suspend |
