CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled to produce any ACPI
debug output. Bits in debug_layer correspond to a
_COMPONENT in an ACPI source file, e.g.,
- #define _COMPONENT ACPI_PCI_COMPONENT
+ #define _COMPONENT ACPI_EVENTS
Bits in debug_level correspond to a level in
ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT statements, e.g.,
ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, ...
Enable processor driver info messages:
acpi.debug_layer=0x20000000
- Enable PCI/PCI interrupt routing info messages:
- acpi.debug_layer=0x400000
Enable AML "Debug" output, i.e., stores to the Debug
object while interpreting AML:
acpi.debug_layer=0xffffffff acpi.debug_level=0x2
loops can be debugged more effectively on production
systems.
+ clocksource.max_cswd_read_retries= [KNL]
+ Number of clocksource_watchdog() retries due to
+ external delays before the clock will be marked
+ unstable. Defaults to three retries, that is,
+ four attempts to read the clock under test.
+
+ clocksource.verify_n_cpus= [KNL]
+ Limit the number of CPUs checked for clocksources
+ marked with CLOCK_SOURCE_VERIFY_PERCPU that
+ are marked unstable due to excessive skew.
+ A negative value says to check all CPUs, while
+ zero says not to check any. Values larger than
+ nr_cpu_ids are silently truncated to nr_cpu_ids.
+ The actual CPUs are chosen randomly, with
+ no replacement if the same CPU is chosen twice.
+
clearcpuid=BITNUM[,BITNUM...] [X86]
Disable CPUID feature X for the kernel. See
arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h for the valid bit
cs89x0_media= [HW,NET]
Format: { rj45 | aui | bnc }
+ csdlock_debug= [KNL] Enable debug add-ons of cross-CPU function call
+ handling. When switched on, additional debug data is
+ printed to the console in case a hanging CPU is
+ detected, and that CPU is pinged again in order to try
+ to resolve the hang situation.
+ 0: disable csdlock debugging (default)
+ 1: enable basic csdlock debugging (minor impact)
+ ext: enable extended csdlock debugging (more impact,
+ but more data)
+
dasd= [HW,NET]
See header of drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c.
Don't use this when you are not running on the
android emulator
+ gpio-mockup.gpio_mockup_ranges
+ [HW] Sets the ranges of gpiochip of for this device.
+ Format: <start1>,<end1>,<start2>,<end2>...
+ gpio-mockup.gpio_mockup_named_lines
+ [HW] Let the driver know GPIO lines should be named.
+
gpt [EFI] Forces disk with valid GPT signature but
invalid Protective MBR to be treated as GPT. If the
primary GPT is corrupted, it enables the backup/alternate
Format: <unsigned int> such that (rxsize & ~0x1fffc0) == 0.
Default: 1024
- gpio-mockup.gpio_mockup_ranges
- [HW] Sets the ranges of gpiochip of for this device.
- Format: <start1>,<end1>,<start2>,<end2>...
-
hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace=
[KNL] Should the hard-lockup detector generate
backtraces on all cpus.
initcall functions. Useful for debugging built-in
modules and initcalls.
+ initramfs_async= [KNL]
+ Format: <bool>
+ Default: 1
+ This parameter controls whether the initramfs
+ image is unpacked asynchronously, concurrently
+ with devices being probed and
+ initialized. This should normally just work,
+ but as a debugging aid, one can get the
+ historical behaviour of the initramfs
+ unpacking being completed before device_ and
+ late_ initcalls.
+
initrd= [BOOT] Specify the location of the initial ramdisk
initrdmem= [KNL] Specify a physical address and size from which to
bypassed by not enabling DMAR with this option. In
this case, gfx device will use physical address for
DMA.
- forcedac [X86-64]
- With this option iommu will not optimize to look
- for io virtual address below 32-bit forcing dual
- address cycle on pci bus for cards supporting greater
- than 32-bit addressing. The default is to look
- for translation below 32-bit and if not available
- then look in the higher range.
strict [Default Off]
With this option on every unmap_single operation will
result in a hardware IOTLB flush operation as opposed
nobypass [PPC/POWERNV]
Disable IOMMU bypass, using IOMMU for PCI devices.
+ iommu.forcedac= [ARM64, X86] Control IOVA allocation for PCI devices.
+ Format: { "0" | "1" }
+ 0 - Try to allocate a 32-bit DMA address first, before
+ falling back to the full range if needed.
+ 1 - Allocate directly from the full usable range,
+ forcing Dual Address Cycle for PCI cards supporting
+ greater than 32-bit addressing.
+
iommu.strict= [ARM64] Configure TLB invalidation behaviour
Format: { "0" | "1" }
0 - Lazy mode.
seconds. Use this parameter to check at some
other rate. 0 disables periodic checking.
- memtest= [KNL,X86,ARM,PPC] Enable memtest
+ memory_hotplug.memmap_on_memory
+ [KNL,X86,ARM] Boolean flag to enable this feature.
+ Format: {on | off (default)}
+ When enabled, runtime hotplugged memory will
+ allocate its internal metadata (struct pages)
+ from the hotadded memory which will allow to
+ hotadd a lot of memory without requiring
+ additional memory to do so.
+ This feature is disabled by default because it
+ has some implication on large (e.g. GB)
+ allocations in some configurations (e.g. small
+ memory blocks).
+ The state of the flag can be read in
+ /sys/module/memory_hotplug/parameters/memmap_on_memory.
+ Note that even when enabled, there are a few cases where
+ the feature is not effective.
+
+ memtest= [KNL,X86,ARM,PPC,RISCV] Enable memtest
Format: <integer>
default : 0 <disable>
Specifies the number of memtest passes to be
nohugeiomap [KNL,X86,PPC,ARM64] Disable kernel huge I/O mappings.
+ nohugevmalloc [PPC] Disable kernel huge vmalloc mappings.
+
nosmt [KNL,S390] Disable symmetric multithreading (SMT).
Equivalent to smt=1.
nr_uarts= [SERIAL] maximum number of UARTs to be registered.
- numa_balancing= [KNL,X86] Enable or disable automatic NUMA balancing.
+ numa_balancing= [KNL,ARM64,PPC,RISCV,S390,X86] Enable or disable automatic
+ NUMA balancing.
Allowed values are enable and disable
numa_zonelist_order= [KNL, BOOT] Select zonelist order for NUMA.
Currently this function knows 686a and 8231 chips.
Format: [spp|ps2|epp|ecp|ecpepp]
+ pata_legacy.all= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ Set to non-zero to probe primary and secondary ISA
+ port ranges on PCI systems where no PCI PATA device
+ has been found at either range. Disabled by default.
+
+ pata_legacy.autospeed= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ Set to non-zero if a chip is present that snoops speed
+ changes. Disabled by default.
+
+ pata_legacy.ht6560a= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ Set to 1, 2, or 3 for HT 6560A on the primary channel,
+ the secondary channel, or both channels respectively.
+ Disabled by default.
+
+ pata_legacy.ht6560b= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ Set to 1, 2, or 3 for HT 6560B on the primary channel,
+ the secondary channel, or both channels respectively.
+ Disabled by default.
+
+ pata_legacy.iordy_mask= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ IORDY enable mask. Set individual bits to allow IORDY
+ for the respective channel. Bit 0 is for the first
+ legacy channel handled by this driver, bit 1 is for
+ the second channel, and so on. The sequence will often
+ correspond to the primary legacy channel, the secondary
+ legacy channel, and so on, but the handling of a PCI
+ bus and the use of other driver options may interfere
+ with the sequence. By default IORDY is allowed across
+ all channels.
+
+ pata_legacy.opti82c46x= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ Set to 1, 2, or 3 for Opti 82c611A on the primary
+ channel, the secondary channel, or both channels
+ respectively. Disabled by default.
+
+ pata_legacy.opti82c611a= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ Set to 1, 2, or 3 for Opti 82c465MV on the primary
+ channel, the secondary channel, or both channels
+ respectively. Disabled by default.
+
+ pata_legacy.pio_mask= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ PIO mode mask for autospeed devices. Set individual
+ bits to allow the use of the respective PIO modes.
+ Bit 0 is for mode 0, bit 1 is for mode 1, and so on.
+ All modes allowed by default.
+
+ pata_legacy.probe_all= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ Set to non-zero to probe tertiary and further ISA
+ port ranges on PCI systems. Disabled by default.
+
+ pata_legacy.probe_mask= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ Probe mask for legacy ISA PATA ports. Depending on
+ platform configuration and the use of other driver
+ options up to 6 legacy ports are supported: 0x1f0,
+ 0x170, 0x1e8, 0x168, 0x1e0, 0x160, however probing
+ of individual ports can be disabled by setting the
+ corresponding bits in the mask to 1. Bit 0 is for
+ the first port in the list above (0x1f0), and so on.
+ By default all supported ports are probed.
+
+ pata_legacy.qdi= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ Set to non-zero to probe QDI controllers. By default
+ set to 1 if CONFIG_PATA_QDI_MODULE, 0 otherwise.
+
+ pata_legacy.winbond= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ Set to non-zero to probe Winbond controllers. Use
+ the standard I/O port (0x130) if 1, otherwise the
+ value given is the I/O port to use (typically 0x1b0).
+ By default set to 1 if CONFIG_PATA_WINBOND_VLB_MODULE,
+ 0 otherwise.
+
+ pata_platform.pio_mask= [HW,LIBATA]
+ Format: <int>
+ Supported PIO mode mask. Set individual bits to allow
+ the use of the respective PIO modes. Bit 0 is for
+ mode 0, bit 1 is for mode 1, and so on. Mode 0 only
+ allowed by default.
+
pause_on_oops=
Halt all CPUs after the first oops has been printed for
the specified number of seconds. This is to be used if
see CONFIG_RAS_CEC help text.
rcu_nocbs= [KNL]
- The argument is a cpu list, as described above,
- except that the string "all" can be used to
- specify every CPU on the system.
+ The argument is a cpu list, as described above.
In kernels built with CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=y, set
the specified list of CPUs to be no-callback CPUs.
rcuscale.kfree_rcu_test= [KNL]
Set to measure performance of kfree_rcu() flooding.
+ rcuscale.kfree_rcu_test_double= [KNL]
+ Test the double-argument variant of kfree_rcu().
+ If this parameter has the same value as
+ rcuscale.kfree_rcu_test_single, both the single-
+ and double-argument variants are tested.
+
+ rcuscale.kfree_rcu_test_single= [KNL]
+ Test the single-argument variant of kfree_rcu().
+ If this parameter has the same value as
+ rcuscale.kfree_rcu_test_double, both the single-
+ and double-argument variants are tested.
+
rcuscale.kfree_nthreads= [KNL]
The number of threads running loops of kfree_rcu().
sbni= [NET] Granch SBNI12 leased line adapter
- sched_debug [KNL] Enables verbose scheduler debug messages.
+ sched_verbose [KNL] Enables verbose scheduler debug messages.
schedstats= [KNL,X86] Enable or disable scheduled statistics.
Allowed values are enable and disable. This feature
slram= [HW,MTD]
+ slab_merge [MM]
+ Enable merging of slabs with similar size when the
+ kernel is built without CONFIG_SLAB_MERGE_DEFAULT.
+
slab_nomerge [MM]
Disable merging of slabs with similar size. May be
necessary if there is some reason to distinguish
lower than slub_max_order.
For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.rst.
+ slub_merge [MM, SLUB]
+ Same with slab_merge.
+
slub_nomerge [MM, SLUB]
Same with slab_nomerge. This is supported for legacy.
See slab_nomerge for more information.