documentation: describe bootmem_debug kernel parameter
authorAndreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com>
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:08:58 +0000 (14:08 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:40:30 +0000 (15:40 -0700)
"bootmem_debug" is not mentioned in kernel-parameters.txt. Recently I
had to use that kernel option and I think it should be documented.

Signed-off-by: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@saeurebad.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt

index e7bea3e853044e54f3ee863ad3d295b0df84a522..a8976467a983c5e6c3d5b9f25eb61cc63264803e 100644 (file)
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        no delay (0).
                        Format: integer
 
+       bootmem_debug   [KNL] Enable bootmem allocator debug messages.
+
        bttv.card=      [HW,V4L] bttv (bt848 + bt878 based grabber cards)
        bttv.radio=     Most important insmod options are available as
                        kernel args too.