Re: [PATCH 16/16 v6] PCI: document the new PCI boot parameters

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On Wednesday 22 October 2008 02:45:31 am Yu Zhao wrote:
> Document the new PCI[x86] boot parameters.
> 
> Cc: Alex Chiang <achiang@xxxxxx>
> Cc: Grant Grundler <grundler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Matthew Wilcox <matthew@xxxxxx>
> Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Roland Dreier <rdreier@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Yu Zhao <yu.zhao@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> ---
>  Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt |   10 ++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> index 53ba7c7..5482ae0 100644
> --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -1677,6 +1677,16 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
>  		cbmemsize=nn[KMG]	The fixed amount of bus space which is
>  				reserved for the CardBus bridge's memory
>  				window. The default value is 64 megabytes.
> +		assign-mmio=[dddd:]bb	[X86] reassign memory resources of all
> +				devices under bus [dddd:]bb (dddd is the domain
> +				number and bb is the bus number).
> +		assign-pio=[dddd:]bb	[X86] reassign io port resources of all
> +				devices under bus [dddd:]bb (dddd is the domain
> +				number and bb is the bus number).
> +		align-mmio=[dddd:]bb:dd.f  [X86] relocate memory resources of a
> +				device to minimum PAGE_SIZE alignment (dddd is
> +				the domain number and bb, dd and f is the bus,
> +				device and function number).
>  
>  	pcie_aspm=	[PCIE] Forcibly enable or disable PCIe Active State Power
>  			Management.

I think it's nicer to have the documentation change included in the
patch that implements the change.  For example, I think this and
patch 9/16 "add boot option to align ..." should be folded into
a single patch.  And similarly for the other documentation patches.

Bjorn

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