linux-kernel - [PATCH] Documentation, add kernel-parameters.txt entry for dis_ucode

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Date:	Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:34:53 -0400
From:	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation, add kernel-parameters.txt entry for dis_ucode_ldr

dis_ucode_ldr was introduced in 65cef13 ("x86, microcode: Add a disable
chicken bit") and will disable microcode loading on x86.  This kernel
parameter is buried in the code and should be added to the Documentation.

Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc: x86@...nel.org
Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
---
 Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 1d6f045..34f2afb 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -910,6 +910,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 			Disable PIN 1 of APIC timer
 			Can be useful to work around chipset bugs.
 
+	dis_ucode_ldr	[X86] Disable the microcode loader.
+
 	dma_debug=off	If the kernel is compiled with DMA_API_DEBUG support,
 			this option disables the debugging code at boot.
 
-- 
1.7.9.3

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