Commit 7a19a237 authored by Ahmed S. Darwish's avatar Ahmed S. Darwish Committed by Linus Torvalds

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: default avatarAhmed S. Darwish <darwish.07@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarRandy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
parent 6f21e646
...@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ a fixed number of characters. This limit depends on the architecture ...@@ -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 and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
./include/asm/setup.h as COMMAND_LINE_SIZE. ./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] acpi= [HW,ACPI,X86]
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
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