Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 20 May 2008 15:42:49 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [X86] Add a boot parameter to force-enable PAT |
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Rene Herman wrote: > On 21-05-08 00:21, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > >> Rene Herman wrote: >>>> +} >>>> +__setup("enablepat", x86_forcepat_setup); >>> >>> This should probably be called plain "pat" to mirror >>> arch/x86/mm/pat.c "nopat" force off parameter. That by the way is an >>> early_param which I guess this should then also be? >>> >> >> Either that or "pat={off,on,force}" to give space for other options... >> would mean keeping "nopat" around as an alias for now, though... > > Yes, that would be nicer. As to the alias; "nopat" hasn't been in a > released kernel yet so should be okay to do away with? It's not like > it's in Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt or anything... ;-/ >
OK, just double-checked... since it's not in Linus we can still change it, and as so I'd suggest the pat= option.
-hpa
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