[IA64] allow user to force_pal_cache_flush

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

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index cdd5b934f43ea89865f1f605ecc5f295b03192d3..654d630f67514ff09fdb9ad2b18c811352a35b59 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -689,6 +689,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
        floppy=         [HW]
                        See Documentation/floppy.txt.
 
+       force_pal_cache_flush
+                       [IA-64] Avoid check_sal_cache_flush which may hang on
+                       buggy SAL_CACHE_FLUSH implementations. Using this
+                       parameter will force ia64_sal_cache_flush to call
+                       ia64_pal_cache_flush instead of SAL_CACHE_FLUSH.
+
        gamecon.map[2|3]=
                        [HW,JOY] Multisystem joystick and NES/SNES/PSX pad
                        support via parallel port (up to 5 devices per port)