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@@ -952,14 +952,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
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Format: <1-256>
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maxcpus= [SMP] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel
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- should make use of.
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- Using "nosmp" or "maxcpus=0" will disable SMP
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- entirely (the MPS table probe still happens, though).
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- A command-line option of "maxcpus=<NUM>", where <NUM>
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- is an integer greater than 0, limits the maximum number
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- of CPUs activated in SMP mode to <NUM>.
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- Using "maxcpus=1" on an SMP kernel is the trivial
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- case of an SMP kernel with only one CPU.
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+ should make use of. maxcpus=n : n >= 0 limits the
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+ kernel to using 'n' processors. n=0 is a special case,
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+ it is equivalent to "nosmp", which also disables
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+ the IO APIC.
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max_addr=[KMG] [KNL,BOOT,ia64] All physical memory greater than or
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equal to this physical address is ignored.
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@@ -1184,7 +1180,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
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nosep [BUGS=X86-32] Disables x86 SYSENTER/SYSEXIT support.
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- nosmp [SMP] Tells an SMP kernel to act as a UP kernel.
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+ nosmp [SMP] Tells an SMP kernel to act as a UP kernel,
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+ and disable the IO APIC. legacy for "maxcpus=0".
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nosoftlockup [KNL] Disable the soft-lockup detector.
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