linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: move the descriptions of VT-d to Documentations/x86/x86

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Message-ID: <20080713181353.GB18489@elte.hu>
Date:	Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:13:53 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>,
	mgross@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: move the descriptions of VT-d to
	Documentations/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt


* Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org> wrote:

> > Yeah, seems that only x86 and m64k have the own kernel parameters 
> > file. I think that it would be better to merge them into 
> > Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.
> 
> I like this alternative; one stop shop is for this information is very 
> valuable

yes. In fact someone might want to think about providing all these 
options during bootup, in a mini session, letting people to choose and 
shape them. (these are the moments where i wish the boot loader was 
integrated into the kernel proper)

	Ingo
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