Merge tag 'docs-for-linus' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
[linux-2.6-block.git] / Documentation / kernel-parameters.txt
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@@ -687,6 +687,14 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
                        [SPARC64] tick
                        [X86-64] hpet,tsc
 
+       clocksource.arm_arch_timer.evtstrm=
+                       [ARM,ARM64]
+                       Format: <bool>
+                       Enable/disable the eventstream feature of the ARM
+                       architected timer so that code using WFE-based polling
+                       loops can be debugged more effectively on production
+                       systems.
+
        clearcpuid=BITNUM [X86]
                        Disable CPUID feature X for the kernel. See
                        arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h for the valid bit
@@ -1803,12 +1811,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
        js=             [HW,JOY] Analog joystick
                        See Documentation/input/joystick.txt.
 
-       kaslr/nokaslr   [X86]
-                       Enable/disable kernel and module base offset ASLR
-                       (Address Space Layout Randomization) if built into
-                       the kernel. When CONFIG_HIBERNATION is selected,
-                       kASLR is disabled by default. When kASLR is enabled,
-                       hibernation will be disabled.
+       nokaslr         [KNL]
+                       When CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is set, this disables
+                       kernel and module base offset ASLR (Address Space
+                       Layout Randomization).
 
        keepinitrd      [HW,ARM]
 
@@ -2788,8 +2794,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
                        timer: [X86] Force use of architectural NMI
                                timer mode (see also oprofile.timer
                                for generic hr timer mode)
-                               [s390] Force legacy basic mode sampling
-                                (report cpu_type "timer")
 
        oops=panic      Always panic on oopses. Default is to just kill the
                        process, but there is a small probability of