[PATCH] Documentation: fix profile= options in kernel-parameters.txt

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Mon Nov 20 2017 - 00:08:18 EST


From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Correctly the formatting of several additions to the profile= option
that have been added by using <profiletype> and listing the choices
for it.

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- lnx-414.orig/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ lnx-414/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3223,13 +3223,15 @@
instead using the legacy FADT method

profile= [KNL] Enable kernel profiling via /proc/profile
- Format: [schedule,]<number>
+ Format: [<profiletype>,]<number>
+ Param: <profiletype>: "schedule", "sleep", or "kvm"
+ [defaults to kernel profiling]
Param: "schedule" - profile schedule points.
- Param: <number> - step/bucket size as a power of 2 for
- statistical time based profiling.
Param: "sleep" - profile D-state sleeping (millisecs).
Requires CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS
Param: "kvm" - profile VM exits.
+ Param: <number> - step/bucket size as a power of 2 for
+ statistical time based profiling.

prompt_ramdisk= [RAM] List of RAM disks to prompt for floppy disk
before loading.