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| author | Ahmed S. Darwish <darwish.07@gmail.com> | 2011-02-20 20:08:35 -0800 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-02-21 15:07:04 -0800 |
| commit | 7a19a237d54e3f209d543b69b27f24a23b335c40 (patch) | |
| tree | 8ca68f9676259c6b5e63c1d73a3bef9684248e98 /Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |
| parent | 6f21e64630d8378b64f2ad25c0b291725a00a40c (diff) | |
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Documentation: explain [KMG] parameter suffix
The '[KMG]' suffix is commonly described after a number of kernel
parameter values documentation. Explicitly state its semantics.
Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <darwish.07@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 050b0e564315..66771a34f185 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ a fixed number of characters. This limit depends on the architecture and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file ./include/asm/setup.h as COMMAND_LINE_SIZE. +Finally, the [KMG] suffix is commonly described after a number of kernel +parameter values. These 'K', 'M', and 'G' letters represent the _binary_ +multipliers 'Kilo', 'Mega', and 'Giga', equalling 2^10, 2^20, and 2^30 +bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. + acpi= [HW,ACPI,X86] Advanced Configuration and Power Interface |