x86: nmi - nmi_watchdog boot param docs cleanup

Impact: documentation update

1) nmi_watchdog boot parameter is common to 32/64 bit modes. So
   move it from Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt to
   Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt and integrate with.

2) Also fix [panic] keyword placement -- it ought to be at first
   position otherwise it will not be recognized.

3) Document lapic and ioapic keywords.

Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 343e0f0f84b60e9f62bcdef4963f5c8912073c8a..6246220ac9140ccdaced396f24ca253946fcc0c8 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1403,7 +1403,20 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        when a NMI is triggered.
                        Format: [state][,regs][,debounce][,die]
 
-       nmi_watchdog=   [KNL,BUGS=X86-32] Debugging features for SMP kernels
+       nmi_watchdog=   [KNL,BUGS=X86-32,X86-64] Debugging features for SMP kernels
+                       Format: [panic,][num]
+                       Valid num: 0,1,2
+                       0 - turn nmi_watchdog off
+                       1 - use the IO-APIC timer for the NMI watchdog
+                       2 - use the local APIC for the NMI watchdog using
+                       a performance counter. Note: This will use one performance
+                       counter and the local APIC's performance vector.
+                       When panic is specified panic when an NMI watchdog timeout occurs.
+                       This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and need the box
+                       quickly up again.
+                       Instead of 1 and 2 it is possible to use the following
+                       symbolic names: lapic and ioapic
+                       Example: nmi_watchdog=2 or nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic
 
        no387           [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel to use the 387 maths
                        emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor

diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
index 72ffb5373ec73ac9ee8c9d05491effa7b5f8a42c..bc8a339c1f271f27d5ac280fcb8ca57b142b5aa0 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
@@ -79,17 +79,6 @@ Timing
   Report when timer interrupts are lost because some code turned off
   interrupts for too long.
 
-  nmi_watchdog=NUMBER[,panic]
-  NUMBER can be:
-  0 don't use an NMI watchdog
-  1 use the IO-APIC timer for the NMI watchdog
-  2 use the local APIC for the NMI watchdog using a performance counter. Note
-  This will use one performance counter and the local APIC's performance
-  vector.
-  When panic is specified panic when an NMI watchdog timeout occurs.
-  This is useful when you use a panic=... timeout and need the box
-  quickly up again.
-
   nohpet
   Don't use the HPET timer.