[PATCH] add boot option to control Intel SATA/PATA combined mode

[linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git] / Documentation / kernel-parameters.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 5dffcfefc3c715698eca24b519df8eab6d8a799d..61a56b100c62d287e05ec52c42636c6345159f14 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -633,6 +633,14 @@ running once the system is up.
        inport.irq=     [HW] Inport (ATI XL and Microsoft) busmouse driver
                        Format: <irq>
 
+       combined_mode=  [HW] control which driver uses IDE ports in combined
+                       mode: legacy IDE driver, libata, or both
+                       (in the libata case, libata.atapi_enabled=1 may be
+                       useful as well).  Note that using the ide or libata
+                       options may affect your device naming (e.g. by
+                       changing hdc to sdb).
+                       Format: combined (default), ide, or libata
+
        inttest=        [IA64]
 
        io7=            [HW] IO7 for Marvel based alpha systems