linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] doc: add novamap to efi kernel command line parameters

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Message-Id: <20200616104012.4780-1-xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
Date:   Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:40:12 +0200
From:   Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] doc: add novamap to efi kernel command line parameters

Document the efi=novamap kernel command line parameter.
Put the efi parameters into alphabetic order.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
---
 .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt          | 18 ++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index fb95fad81c79..b5beb1fe78cf 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1207,26 +1207,28 @@
 			Format: {"off" | "on" | "skip[mbr]"}

 	efi=		[EFI]
-			Format: { "old_map", "nochunk", "noruntime", "debug",
-				  "nosoftreserve", "disable_early_pci_dma",
-				  "no_disable_early_pci_dma" }
-			old_map [X86-64]: switch to the old ioremap-based EFI
-			runtime services mapping. [Needs CONFIG_X86_UV=y]
+			Format: { "debug", "disable_early_pci_dma",
+				  "nochunk", "noruntime", "nosoftreserve",
+				  "novamap", "no_disable_early_pci_dma",
+				  "old_map" }
+			debug: enable misc debug output.
+			disable_early_pci_dma: disable the busmaster bit on all
+			PCI bridges while in the EFI boot stub.
 			nochunk: disable reading files in "chunks" in the EFI
 			boot stub, as chunking can cause problems with some
 			firmware implementations.
 			noruntime : disable EFI runtime services support
-			debug: enable misc debug output
 			nosoftreserve: The EFI_MEMORY_SP (Specific Purpose)
 			attribute may cause the kernel to reserve the
 			memory range for a memory mapping driver to
 			claim. Specify efi=nosoftreserve to disable this
 			reservation and treat the memory by its base type
 			(i.e. EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY / "System RAM").
-			disable_early_pci_dma: Disable the busmaster bit on all
-			PCI bridges while in the EFI boot stub
+			novamap: do not call SetVirtualAddressMap().
 			no_disable_early_pci_dma: Leave the busmaster bit set
 			on all PCI bridges while in the EFI boot stub
+			old_map [X86-64]: switch to the old ioremap-based EFI
+			runtime services mapping. [Needs CONFIG_X86_UV=y]

 	efi_no_storage_paranoia [EFI; X86]
 			Using this parameter you can use more than 50% of
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