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@@ -416,10 +416,6 @@
Format: { quiet (default) | verbose | debug }
Change the amount of debugging information output
when initialising the APIC and IO-APIC components.
- For X86-32, this can also be used to specify an APIC
- driver name.
- Format: apic=driver_name
- Examples: apic=bigsmp
apic_extnmi= [APIC,X86,EARLY] External NMI delivery setting
Format: { bsp (default) | all | none }
@@ -1785,7 +1781,9 @@
allocation boundaries as a proactive defense
against bounds-checking flaws in the kernel's
copy_to_user()/copy_from_user() interface.
- on Perform hardened usercopy checks (default).
+ The default is determined by
+ CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY_DEFAULT_ON.
+ on Perform hardened usercopy checks.
off Disable hardened usercopy checks.
hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace=
@@ -5758,6 +5756,11 @@
rcutorture.test_boost_duration= [KNL]
Duration (s) of each individual boost test.
+ rcutorture.test_boost_holdoff= [KNL]
+ Holdoff time (s) from start of test to the start
+ of RCU priority-boost testing. Defaults to zero,
+ that is, no holdoff.
+
rcutorture.test_boost_interval= [KNL]
Interval (s) between each boost test.
@@ -6082,7 +6085,7 @@
is assumed to be I/O ports; otherwise it is memory.
reserve_mem= [RAM]
- Format: nn[KNG]:<align>:<label>
+ Format: nn[KMG]:<align>:<label>
Reserve physical memory and label it with a name that
other subsystems can use to access it. This is typically
used for systems that do not wipe the RAM, and this command
@@ -6582,6 +6585,8 @@
Selecting 'on' will also enable the mitigation
against user space to user space task attacks.
+ Selecting specific mitigation does not force enable
+ user mitigations.
Selecting 'off' will disable both the kernel and
the user space protections.
@@ -7672,13 +7677,6 @@
16 - SIGBUS faults
Example: user_debug=31
- userpte=
- [X86,EARLY] Flags controlling user PTE allocations.
-
- nohigh = do not allocate PTE pages in
- HIGHMEM regardless of setting
- of CONFIG_HIGHPTE.
-
vdso= [X86,SH,SPARC]
On X86_32, this is an alias for vdso32=. Otherwise: