[PATCH 1/1] ramdisk: documentation update

From: Fabian Frederick
Date: Sun Dec 08 2013 - 14:27:57 EST


-ramdisk_blocksize doesn't exist anymore
-Module parameters added to documentation

Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt
index fa72e97..fe2ef97 100644
--- a/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt
+++ b/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt
@@ -36,21 +36,30 @@ allowing one to squeeze more programs onto an average installation or
rescue floppy disk.


-2) Kernel Command Line Parameters
+2) Parameters
---------------------------------

+2a) Kernel Command Line Parameters
+
ramdisk_size=N
==============

This parameter tells the RAM disk driver to set up RAM disks of N k size. The
-default is 4096 (4 MB) (8192 (8 MB) on S390).
+default is 4096 (4 MB).
+
+2b) Module parameters

- ramdisk_blocksize=N
- ===================
+ rd_nr
+ =====
+ /dev/ramX devices created.

-This parameter tells the RAM disk driver how many bytes to use per block. The
-default is 1024 (BLOCK_SIZE).
+ max_part
+ ========
+ Maximum partition number.

+ rd_size
+ =======
+ See ramdisk_size.

3) Using "rdev -r"
------------------
--
1.8.4
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