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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-04-06 14:19:26 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-04-06 14:19:26 -0700 |
commit | 3b54765cca23152ec0cc254b75c877c10f6e2870 (patch) | |
tree | 795785d2a9d7498df9452be138867bd996c4cea5 /Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | |
parent | 3fd14cdcc05a682b03743683ce3a726898b20555 (diff) | |
parent | 97b1255cb27c551d7c3c5c496d787da40772da99 (diff) |
Merge branch 'akpm' (patches from Andrew)
Merge updates from Andrew Morton:
- a few misc things
- ocfs2 updates
- the v9fs maintainers have been missing for a long time. I've taken
over v9fs patch slinging.
- most of MM
* emailed patches from Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>: (116 commits)
mm,oom_reaper: check for MMF_OOM_SKIP before complaining
mm/ksm: fix interaction with THP
mm/memblock.c: cast constant ULLONG_MAX to phys_addr_t
headers: untangle kmemleak.h from mm.h
include/linux/mmdebug.h: make VM_WARN* non-rvals
mm/page_isolation.c: make start_isolate_page_range() fail if already isolated
mm: change return type to vm_fault_t
mm, oom: remove 3% bonus for CAP_SYS_ADMIN processes
mm, page_alloc: wakeup kcompactd even if kswapd cannot free more memory
kernel/fork.c: detect early free of a live mm
mm: make counting of list_lru_one::nr_items lockless
mm/swap_state.c: make bool enable_vma_readahead and swap_vma_readahead() static
block_invalidatepage(): only release page if the full page was invalidated
mm: kernel-doc: add missing parameter descriptions
mm/swap.c: remove @cold parameter description for release_pages()
mm/nommu: remove description of alloc_vm_area
zram: drop max_zpage_size and use zs_huge_class_size()
zsmalloc: introduce zs_huge_class_size()
mm: fix races between swapoff and flush dcache
fs/direct-io.c: minor cleanups in do_blockdev_direct_IO
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt')
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1 files changed, 27 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 34dac7cef4cf..3c87a69cffcb 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1840,30 +1840,29 @@ keepinitrd [HW,ARM] kernelcore= [KNL,X86,IA-64,PPC] - Format: nn[KMGTPE] | "mirror" - This parameter - specifies the amount of memory usable by the kernel - for non-movable allocations. The requested amount is - spread evenly throughout all nodes in the system. The - remaining memory in each node is used for Movable - pages. In the event, a node is too small to have both - kernelcore and Movable pages, kernelcore pages will - take priority and other nodes will have a larger number - of Movable pages. The Movable zone is used for the - allocation of pages that may be reclaimed or moved - by the page migration subsystem. This means that - HugeTLB pages may not be allocated from this zone. - Note that allocations like PTEs-from-HighMem still - use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal + Format: nn[KMGTPE] | nn% | "mirror" + This parameter specifies the amount of memory usable by + the kernel for non-movable allocations. The requested + amount is spread evenly throughout all nodes in the + system as ZONE_NORMAL. The remaining memory is used for + movable memory in its own zone, ZONE_MOVABLE. In the + event, a node is too small to have both ZONE_NORMAL and + ZONE_MOVABLE, kernelcore memory will take priority and + other nodes will have a larger ZONE_MOVABLE. + + ZONE_MOVABLE is used for the allocation of pages that + may be reclaimed or moved by the page migration + subsystem. Note that allocations like PTEs-from-HighMem + still use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal zone if it does not. - Instead of specifying the amount of memory (nn[KMGTPE]), - you can specify "mirror" option. In case "mirror" + It is possible to specify the exact amount of memory in + the form of "nn[KMGTPE]", a percentage of total system + memory in the form of "nn%", or "mirror". If "mirror" option is specified, mirrored (reliable) memory is used for non-movable allocations and remaining memory is used - for Movable pages. nn[KMGTPE] and "mirror" are exclusive, - so you can NOT specify nn[KMGTPE] and "mirror" at the same - time. + for Movable pages. "nn[KMGTPE]", "nn%", and "mirror" + are exclusive, so you cannot specify multiple forms. kgdbdbgp= [KGDB,HW] kgdb over EHCI usb debug port. Format: <Controller#>[,poll interval] @@ -2377,13 +2376,14 @@ mousedev.yres= [MOUSE] Vertical screen resolution, used for devices reporting absolute coordinates, such as tablets - movablecore=nn[KMG] [KNL,X86,IA-64,PPC] This parameter - is similar to kernelcore except it specifies the - amount of memory used for migratable allocations. - If both kernelcore and movablecore is specified, - then kernelcore will be at *least* the specified - value but may be more. If movablecore on its own - is specified, the administrator must be careful + movablecore= [KNL,X86,IA-64,PPC] + Format: nn[KMGTPE] | nn% + This parameter is the complement to kernelcore=, it + specifies the amount of memory used for migratable + allocations. If both kernelcore and movablecore is + specified, then kernelcore will be at *least* the + specified value but may be more. If movablecore on its + own is specified, the administrator must be careful that the amount of memory usable for all allocations is not too small. |