ppc/idle: Add documentation for powersave=off
Update kernel-parameters.txt to add Documentation
for powersave=off.
Signed-off-by: Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index e48c563..456248b 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3036,6 +3036,12 @@
may be specified.
Format: <port>,<port>....
+ powersave=off [PPC] This option disables power saving features.
+ It specifically disables cpuidle and sets the
+ platform machine description specific power_save
+ function to NULL. On Idle the CPU just reduces
+ execution priority.
+
ppc_strict_facility_enable
[PPC] This option catches any kernel floating point,
Altivec, VSX and SPE outside of regions specifically
