linux-kernel - [PATCH] kmemtrace: fix kernel parameter documentation

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Date:	Sun, 24 May 2009 11:13:17 +0300 (EEST)
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	mingo@...e.hu
cc:	eduard.munteanu@...ux360.ro, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] kmemtrace: fix kernel parameter documentation

From: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>

The kmemtrace.enable kernel parameter no longer works. To enable kmemtrace at
boot-time, you must pass "ftrace=kmemtrace" instead.

Cc: Eduard - Gabriel Munteanu <eduard.munteanu@...ux360.ro>
Signed-off-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
---
  Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt |   10 ----------
  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index e87bdbf..9243dd8 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ parameter is applicable:
  	ISAPNP	ISA PnP code is enabled.
  	ISDN	Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
  	JOY	Appropriate joystick support is enabled.
-	KMEMTRACE kmemtrace is enabled.
  	LIBATA  Libata driver is enabled
  	LP	Printer support is enabled.
  	LOOP	Loopback device support is enabled.
@@ -1054,15 +1053,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
  			use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal
  			zone if it does not.

-	kmemtrace.enable=	[KNL,KMEMTRACE] Format: { yes | no }
-				Controls whether kmemtrace is enabled
-				at boot-time.
-
-	kmemtrace.subbufs=n	[KNL,KMEMTRACE] Overrides the number of
-			subbufs kmemtrace's relay channel has. Set this
-			higher than default (KMEMTRACE_N_SUBBUFS in code) if
-			you experience buffer overruns.
-
  	kgdboc=		[HW] kgdb over consoles.
  			Requires a tty driver that supports console polling.
  			(only serial suported for now)
-- 
1.6.0.4

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