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@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ maxcpus=n Restrict boot time cpus to n. Say if you have 4 cpus, using
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maxcpus=2 will only boot 2. You can choose to bring the
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other cpus later online, read FAQ's for more info.
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-additional_cpus=n [x86_64, s390 only] use this to limit hotpluggable cpus.
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- This option sets
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+additional_cpus*=n Use this to limit hotpluggable cpus. This option sets
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cpu_possible_map = cpu_present_map + additional_cpus
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+(*) Option valid only for following architectures
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+- x86_64, ia64, s390
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+
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ia64 and x86_64 use the number of disabled local apics in ACPI tables MADT
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to determine the number of potentially hot-pluggable cpus. The implementation
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should only rely on this to count the #of cpus, but *MUST* not rely on the
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@@ -57,6 +59,9 @@ apicid values in those tables for disabled apics. In the event BIOS doesnt
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mark such hot-pluggable cpus as disabled entries, one could use this
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parameter "additional_cpus=x" to represent those cpus in the cpu_possible_map.
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+s390 uses the number of cpus it detects at IPL time to also the number of bits
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+in cpu_possible_map. If it is desired to add additional cpus at a later time
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+the number should be specified using this option or the possible_cpus option.
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possible_cpus=n [s390 only] use this to set hotpluggable cpus.
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This option sets possible_cpus bits in
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