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@@ -864,7 +864,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        Format: <1-256>
 
        maxcpus=        [SMP] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel
-                       should make use of
+                       should make use of.
+                       Using "nosmp" or "maxcpus=0" will disable SMP
+                       entirely (the MPS table probe still happens, though).
+                       A command-line option of "maxcpus=<NUM>", where <NUM>
+                       is an integer greater than 0, limits the maximum number
+                       of CPUs activated in SMP mode to <NUM>.
+                       Using "maxcpus=1" on an SMP kernel is the trivial
+                       case of an SMP kernel with only one CPU.
 
        max_addr=[KMG]  [KNL,BOOT,ia64] All physical memory greater than or
                        equal to this physical address is ignored.