Fix ACPI documentation in kernel-parameters.txt
PATCH 1/1 Fix ACPI documentation in kernel-parameters.txt
Add hint that acpi=off doesn't work on IA64.
Signed-off-by Bernhard Walle <[email protected]>
--- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +1 -0
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. strictly ACPI specification compliant. See also Documentation/pm.txt, pci=noacpi + On IA64, ACPI cannot be deactivated. acpi_sleep= [HW,ACPI] Sleep options Format: { s3_bios, s3_mode }
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Add hint that acpi=off doesn't work on IA64.
Would it make sense to add code to detect this and print a kernel message like
warning: ACPI is always enabled on IA64; ignoring "acpi=off"
No one reads documentation :)
- R.
Hello,
Quoted 8 lines · Roland Dreier
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Add hint that acpi=off doesn't work on IA64.
Would it make sense to add code to detect this and print a kernel message like
warning: ACPI is always enabled on IA64; ignoring "acpi=off"
No one reads documentation :)
The idea is not bad, but it should not make sense to have it only for ACPI and not for other arch-specific options ...
Regards
Bernhard