for 64-bit NUMA, off otherwise.
Format: 0 | 1 (for off | on)
- hcl= [IA-64] SGI's Hardware Graph compatibility layer
-
hd= [EIDE] (E)IDE hard drive subsystem geometry
Format: <cyl>,<head>,<sect>
keepinitrd [HW,ARM] See retain_initrd.
- kernelcore= [KNL,X86,IA-64,PPC,EARLY]
+ kernelcore= [KNL,X86,PPC,EARLY]
Format: nn[KMGTPE] | nn% | "mirror"
This parameter specifies the amount of memory usable by
the kernel for non-movable allocations. The requested
[SECURITY] Choose order of LSM initialization. This
overrides CONFIG_LSM, and the "security=" parameter.
- machvec= [IA-64] Force the use of a particular machine-vector
- (machvec) in a generic kernel.
- Example: machvec=hpzx1
-
machtype= [Loongson] Share the same kernel image file between
different yeeloong laptops.
Example: machtype=lemote-yeeloong-2f-7inch
- max_addr=nn[KMG] [KNL,BOOT,IA-64] All physical memory greater
- than or equal to this physical address is ignored.
-
maxcpus= [SMP,EARLY] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel
will bring up during bootup. maxcpus=n : n >= 0 limits
the kernel to bring up 'n' processors. Surely after
Enable or disable the microcode minimal revision
enforcement for the runtime microcode loader.
- min_addr=nn[KMG] [KNL,BOOT,IA-64] All physical memory below this
- physical address is ignored.
-
mini2440= [ARM,HW,KNL]
Format:[0..2][b][c][t]
Default: "0tb"
mousedev.yres= [MOUSE] Vertical screen resolution, used for devices
reporting absolute coordinates, such as tablets
- movablecore= [KNL,X86,IA-64,PPC,EARLY]
+ movablecore= [KNL,X86,PPC,EARLY]
Format: nn[KMGTPE] | nn%
This parameter is the complement to kernelcore=, it
specifies the amount of memory used for migratable
no_entry_flush [PPC,EARLY] Don't flush the L1-D cache when entering the kernel.
- noexec [IA-64]
-
noexec32 [X86-64]
This affects only 32-bit executables.
noexec32=on: enable non-executable mappings (default)
register save and restore. The kernel will only save
legacy floating-point registers on task switch.
- nohalt [IA-64] Tells the kernel not to use the power saving
- function PAL_HALT_LIGHT when idle. This increases
- power-consumption. On the positive side, it reduces
- interrupt wake-up latency, which may improve performance
- in certain environments such as networked servers or
- real-time systems.
-
no_hash_pointers
[KNL,EARLY]
Force pointers printed to the console or buffers to be
remapping.
[Deprecated - use intremap=off]
- nointroute [IA-64]
-
noinvpcid [X86,EARLY] Disable the INVPCID cpu feature.
noiotrap [SH] Disables trapped I/O port accesses.
noisapnp [ISAPNP] Disables ISA PnP code.
- nojitter [IA-64] Disables jitter checking for ITC timers.
-
nokaslr [KNL,EARLY]
When CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is set, this disables
kernel and module base offset ASLR (Address Space
nolapic_timer [X86-32,APIC,EARLY] Do not use the local APIC timer.
- nomca [IA-64] Disable machine check abort handling
-
nomce [X86-32] Disable Machine Check Exception
nomfgpt [X86-32] Disable Multi-Function General Purpose
noresume [SWSUSP] Disables resume and restores original swap
space.
- nosbagart [IA-64]
-
no-scroll [VGA] Disables scrollback.
This is required for the Braillex ib80-piezo Braille
reader made by F.H. Papenmeier (Germany).
parameter, xsave area per process might occupy more
memory on xsaves enabled systems.
- nptcg= [IA-64] Override max number of concurrent global TLB
- purges which is reported from either PAL_VM_SUMMARY or
- SAL PALO.
-
nr_cpus= [SMP,EARLY] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel
could support. nr_cpus=n : n >= 1 limits the kernel to
support 'n' processors. It could be larger than the
apic=verbose is specified.
Example: apic=debug show_lapic=all
- simeth= [IA-64]
- simscsi=
-
slab_debug[=options[,slabs][;[options[,slabs]]...] [MM]
Enabling slab_debug allows one to determine the
culprit if slab objects become corrupted. Enabling
This parameter controls use of the Protected
Execution Facility on pSeries.
- swiotlb= [ARM,IA-64,PPC,MIPS,X86,S390,EARLY]
+ swiotlb= [ARM,PPC,MIPS,X86,S390,EARLY]
Format: { <int> [,<int>] | force | noforce }
<int> -- Number of I/O TLB slabs
<int> -- Second integer after comma. Number of swiotlb
Try vdso32=0 if you encounter an error that says:
dl_main: Assertion `(void *) ph->p_vaddr == _rtld_local._dl_sysinfo_dso' failed!
- vector= [IA-64,SMP]
- vector=percpu: enable percpu vector domain
-
video= [FB,EARLY] Frame buffer configuration
See Documentation/fb/modedb.rst.