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Subject: [PATCH v4 3/3] Documentation, x86, apic,
 kexec: Add disable_cpu_apicid kernel parameter
To: hpa@linux.intel.com, ebiederm@xmission.com, vgoyal@redhat.com
From: HATAYAMA Daisuke <d.hatayama@jp.fujitsu.com>
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:01:35 +0900
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Add disable_cpu_apicid kernel parameter to disable the CPU with the
specified number of initial APIC ID, mostly used for the kdump 2nd
kernel to disable BSP to wake up multiple CPUs without causing system
reset or hang due to sending INIT from AP to BSP.

Signed-off-by: HATAYAMA Daisuke <d.hatayama@jp.fujitsu.com>
---
 Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt |    9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index fcbb736..0ca0902 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -774,6 +774,15 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 	disable=	[IPV6]
 			See Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt.
 
+	disable_cpu_apicid= [X86,APIC,KEXEC,SMP]
+			Format: <int>
+			The number of initial APIC ID for the
+			corresponding CPU to be disabled at boot,
+			mostly used for the kdump 2nd kernel to
+			disable BSP to wake up multiple CPUs without
+			causing system reset or hang due to sending
+			INIT from AP to BSP.
+
 	disable_ddw     [PPC/PSERIES]
 			Disable Dynamic DMA Window support. Use this if
 			to workaround buggy firmware.

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