Merge tag 'docs-4.9' of git://git.lwn.net/linux

[linux] / Documentation / kernel-parameters.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
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@@ -698,6 +698,15 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
                        loops can be debugged more effectively on production
                        systems.
 
+       clocksource.arm_arch_timer.fsl-a008585=
+                       [ARM64]
+                       Format: <bool>
+                       Enable/disable the workaround of Freescale/NXP
+                       erratum A-008585.  This can be useful for KVM
+                       guests, if the guest device tree doesn't show the
+                       erratum.  If unspecified, the workaround is
+                       enabled based on the device tree.
+
        clearcpuid=BITNUM [X86]
                        Disable CPUID feature X for the kernel. See
                        arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h for the valid bit
@@ -1045,11 +1054,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
                        determined by the stdout-path property in device
                        tree's chosen node.
 
-               cdns,<addr>
-                       Start an early, polled-mode console on a cadence serial
-                       port at the specified address. The cadence serial port
-                       must already be setup and configured. Options are not
-                       yet supported.
+               cdns,<addr>[,options]
+                       Start an early, polled-mode console on a Cadence
+                       (xuartps) serial port at the specified address. Only
+                       supported option is baud rate. If baud rate is not
+                       specified, the serial port must already be setup and
+                       configured.
 
                uart[8250],io,<addr>[,options]
                uart[8250],mmio,<addr>[,options]
@@ -3036,6 +3046,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
                                PAGE_SIZE is used as alignment.
                                PCI-PCI bridge can be specified, if resource
                                windows need to be expanded.
+                               To specify the alignment for several
+                               instances of a device, the PCI vendor,
+                               device, subvendor, and subdevice may be
+                               specified, e.g., 4096@pci:8086:9c22:103c:198f
                ecrc=           Enable/disable PCIe ECRC (transaction layer
                                end-to-end CRC checking).
                                bios: Use BIOS/firmware settings. This is the
@@ -4238,6 +4252,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
                                u = IGNORE_UAS (don't bind to the uas driver);
                                w = NO_WP_DETECT (don't test whether the
                                        medium is write-protected).
+                               y = ALWAYS_SYNC (issue a SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE
+                                       even if the device claims no cache)
                        Example: quirks=0419:aaf5:rl,0421:0433:rc
 
        user_debug=     [KNL,ARM]