Since kernel option clearcpuid now supports multiple options and CPU capability flags, the document needs to be changed. Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 858b6c0b9a15..1a195f93d3cc 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -558,10 +558,12 @@ loops can be debugged more effectively on production systems. - clearcpuid=BITNUM [X86] + clearcpuid=BITNUM | FLAG [X86] Disable CPUID feature X for the kernel. See arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h for the valid bit - numbers. Note the Linux specific bits are not necessarily + numbers or /proc/cpuinfo for valid CPU flags. + Multiple options can be used to disable a few features. + Note the Linux specific bits are not necessarily stable over kernel options, but the vendor specific ones should be. Also note that user programs calling CPUID directly -- 2.7.4
