x86/CPU/AMD: Clear RDRAND CPUID bit on AMD family 15h/16h

[linux-2.6-microblaze.git] / Documentation / admin-guide / kernel-parameters.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
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--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -4090,6 +4090,13 @@
                        Run specified binary instead of /init from the ramdisk,
                        used for early userspace startup. See initrd.
 
+       rdrand=         [X86]
+                       force - Override the decision by the kernel to hide the
+                               advertisement of RDRAND support (this affects
+                               certain AMD processors because of buggy BIOS
+                               support, specifically around the suspend/resume
+                               path).
+
        rdt=            [HW,X86,RDT]
                        Turn on/off individual RDT features. List is:
                        cmt, mbmtotal, mbmlocal, l3cat, l3cdp, l2cat, l2cdp,