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authorZhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>2007-04-24 13:53:22 +0800
committerLen Brown <len.brown@intel.com>2007-04-25 01:20:32 -0400
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ACPI: Improve acpi debug documentation
Now we use acpi.debug_level and acpi.debug_layer as kernel boot parameters instead of acpi_dbg_level and acpi_dbg_layer. Thanks to Andi Kleen for pointing it out. Signed-off-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
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@@ -181,19 +181,41 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
that require a timer override, but don't have
HPET
- acpi_dbg_layer= [HW,ACPI]
+ acpi.debug_layer= [HW,ACPI]
Format: <int>
Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug layer,
1: enable, 0: disable. It is useful for boot time
debugging. After system has booted up, it can be set
- via /proc/acpi/debug_layer.
-
- acpi_dbg_level= [HW,ACPI]
+ via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_layer.
+ CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce any output.
+ Available bits (add the numbers together) to enable debug output
+ for specific parts of the ACPI subsystem:
+ 0x01 utilities 0x02 hardware 0x04 events 0x08 tables
+ 0x10 namespace 0x20 parser 0x40 dispatcher
+ 0x80 executer 0x100 resources 0x200 acpica debugger
+ 0x400 os services 0x800 acpica disassembler.
+ The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex.
+ Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of
+ output and make your system unusable. Be very careful.
+
+ acpi.debug_level= [HW,ACPI]
Format: <int>
Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug level,
1: enable, 0: disable. It is useful for boot time
debugging. After system has booted up, it can be set
- via /proc/acpi/debug_level.
+ via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_level.
+ CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce any output.
+ Available bits (add the numbers together) to enable different
+ debug output levels of the ACPI subsystem:
+ 0x01 error 0x02 warn 0x04 init 0x08 debug object
+ 0x10 info 0x20 init names 0x40 parse 0x80 load
+ 0x100 dispatch 0x200 execute 0x400 names 0x800 operation region
+ 0x1000 bfield 0x2000 tables 0x4000 values 0x8000 objects
+ 0x10000 resources 0x20000 user requests 0x40000 package.
+ The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex.
+ Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of
+ output and make your system unusable. Be very careful.
+
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