ppc/idle: Add documentation for powersave=off
authorBalbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com>
Thu, 1 Dec 2016 13:08:26 +0000 (00:08 +1100)
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Thu, 1 Dec 2016 17:45:16 +0000 (10:45 -0700)
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>
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt

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                        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