From 7a19a237d54e3f209d543b69b27f24a23b335c40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Ahmed S. Darwish" Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:08:35 -0800 Subject: Documentation: explain [KMG] parameter suffix The '[KMG]' suffix is commonly described after a number of kernel parameter values documentation. Explicitly state its semantics. Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 050b0e564315..66771a34f185 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ a fixed number of characters. This limit depends on the architecture and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file ./include/asm/setup.h as COMMAND_LINE_SIZE. +Finally, the [KMG] suffix is commonly described after a number of kernel +parameter values. These 'K', 'M', and 'G' letters represent the _binary_ +multipliers 'Kilo', 'Mega', and 'Giga', equalling 2^10, 2^20, and 2^30 +bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. + acpi= [HW,ACPI,X86] Advanced Configuration and Power Interface -- cgit v1.2.3-58-ga151