[PATCH] x86: nmi - nmi_watchdog boot param docs cleanup

From: Cyrill Gorcunov
Date: Sat Nov 01 2008 - 11:07:16 EST


1) nmi_watchdog boot parameter is common to 32/64 bit modes. So
move it from Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt to
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt and integrate with.

2) Also fix [panic] keyword placement -- it ought to be at first
position otherwise it will not be recognized.

3) Document lapoc and ioapic keywords.

Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@xxxxxxxxx>
---

It's a bit fun but 'panic' was placed on a second
position which is just a plain wrong :-)

On top of -tip dda51106620c328b50007c259b9ef8cea2b7c3d2

Index: linux-2.6.git/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.git.orig/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2008-10-27 21:35:08.000000000 +0300
+++ linux-2.6.git/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2008-11-01 17:53:08.000000000 +0300
@@ -1403,7 +1403,20 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters.
when a NMI is triggered.
Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die]

- nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86-32] Debugging features for SMP kernels
+ nmi_watchdog= [KNL,BUGS=X86-32,X86-64] Debugging features for SMP kernels
+ Format: [panic,][num]
+ Valid num: 0,1,2
+ 0 - turn nmi_watchdog off
+ 1 - use the IO-APIC timer for the NMI watchdog
+ 2 - use the local APIC for the NMI watchdog using
+ a performance counter. Note: This will use one performance
+ counter and the local APIC's performance vector.
+ When panic is specified panic when an NMI watchdog timeout occurs.
+ This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and need the box
+ quickly up again.
+ Instead of 1 and 2 it is possible to use the following
+ symbolic names: lapic and ioapic
+ Example: nmi_watchdog=2 or nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic

no387 [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel to use the 387 maths
emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor
Index: linux-2.6.git/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.git.orig/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt 2008-10-27 21:35:08.000000000 +0300
+++ linux-2.6.git/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt 2008-11-01 17:52:22.000000000 +0300
@@ -79,17 +79,6 @@ Timing
Report when timer interrupts are lost because some code turned off
interrupts for too long.

- nmi_watchdog=NUMBER[,panic]
- NUMBER can be:
- 0 don't use an NMI watchdog
- 1 use the IO-APIC timer for the NMI watchdog
- 2 use the local APIC for the NMI watchdog using a performance counter. Note
- This will use one performance counter and the local APIC's performance
- vector.
- When panic is specified panic when an NMI watchdog timeout occurs.
- This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and need the box
- quickly up again.
-
nohpet
Don't use the HPET timer.

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