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Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:30:31 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> To: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> CC: ak@...e.de, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Document x86-64 iommu kernel parameters Randy Dunlap wrote: > On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 21:34:13 -0400 Jeff Garzik wrote: > >> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...hat.com> >> --- >> After having to go figure out what some of these means, I figured I >> would save others the trouble. >> >> Some of these are "best guess" based on a quick scan of the code, so it >> certainly needs a sanity review before going upstream. > > "iommu" is listed in Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt > along with more x86_64-specific boot options. > A few other arches do something similar... Ah! Well, seeing as how we already have a provision for arch-specific options in kernel-parameters.txt, and some less-obscure arch-specific options can be found there, I think an argument can be made for my patch :) Nonethless, if the maintainer disagrees, they can drop this patch I suppose. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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