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--- linux:notes:kernel_parameters [2025/09/17 18:36] – Sean Rhone
+++ linux:notes:kernel_parameters [2026/07/28 08:46] (current) – [systemd-boot] Sean Rhone
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 ===== systemd-boot =====
-  * :!: 2024: ''systemd-boot'' doesn't handle typewriter apostrophes '''like this' '', but GRUB handles it fine ((above kernel params page mentions double-quote usage))
+  * :!: 2024: ''systemd-boot'' didn't handle typewriter apostrophes ''like 'var' here'', but GRUB handles it fine ((above kernel params page mentions double-quote usage))
-  * :!: 2024/05/18: ''systemd-boot'' on [[linux;distros;opensuse_tumbleweed_gnome|oS TW]] doesn't delete old ''initrd''s automatically, doesn't handle typewriter apostrophes, doesn't support ''dracut.conf'' settings, and doesn't seem faster than GRUB
+  * :!: 2024/05/18: ''systemd-boot'' on [[linux;distros;opensuse_tumbleweed_gnome|oS TW]] didn't delete old ''initrd'' automatically, didn't handle typewriter apostrophes, didn't support ''dracut.conf'' settings, and didn't seem faster than GRUB
 ====== Resources ======
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 ===== General =====
-****
 <code>acpi_osi='Linux' reboot='pci' nohz='off' preempt='none' cpuidle.off='1'</code>
 ===== PCI =====
-****
 <code>enable_mtrr_cleanup iomem='relaxed' pcie_ports='native' pci='nocrs,pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window'</code>
 ===== i915 =====
-****
 <code>i915.enable_fbc='0' i915.enable_psr='0' i915.panel_use_ssc='0' i915.enable_guc='3' i915.guc_log_level='0' i915.nuclear_pageflip='1' i915.enable_hangcheck='0'</code>
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 ===== Mitigations =====
-  * :!: 2025/08/08: openSUSE cannot have either ''mitigations'' option set on the text line through YaST ((''mitigations'' gets removed by something else likely related to the CPU mitigations option, and includes the ''i915.'' option))
+  * 2025/08/08: openSUSE can't have either ''mitigations'' option set on the text line through YaST ((''mitigations'' gets removed by GUI CPU mitigations option, and text-includes the ''i915.'' option; i915 needs set in [[linux:notes:modprobe.d_tweaks#i915|modprobe.d]]))
 <code>mitigations='off' i915.mitigations='off'</code>
 ===== NVMe =====
-****
 <code>nvme.noacpi='1' nvme.poll_queues='4' nvme.use_threaded_interrupts='1'</code>
 ===== Power-saving =====
-****
 <code>nowatchdog modprobe.blacklist='iTCO_wdt' tsc='nowatchdog' ahci.mobile_lpm_policy='1' iwlmvm.power_scheme='1' nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us='0' pcie_aspm='off' pcie_port_pm='off' snd_hda_intel.power_save='0' usbcore.autosuspend='-1'</code>
 ===== Display =====
-****
 <code>video='HDMI-A-1:1920x1080MR@75'</code>
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 ===== IOMMU =====
-****
+  * 2026/07/28: ''swiotlb=noforce'' caused USB2/EHCI controller failure on Boulderback
 <code>swiotlb='noforce' iommu='force' intel_iommu='on'</code>
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 <code>mem_encrypt='on'</code>
-===== TPM Integrity =====
-  * https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-TPM-Disable-PCR-Integrity
-  * TODO: Option name (probably ''off'')
-<code>tpm.disable_pcr_integrity=</code>
 ====== AMDGPU ======
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   * Allows use of Overdrive options for overclocking and increasing the Power Limit
   * See [[https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/include/amd_shared.h#L203|amd_shared.h]] for more ''PP_FEATURE_MASK'' values
-  * :!: ''0xffffffff'' can be used to enable everything, but may cause issues with unstable features
+  * :?: ''0xffffffff'' can be used to enable everything, but may cause issues with unstable features
   sudo grubby --args='amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xfff7ffff' --update-kernel='ALL'
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 ==== Verify ====
-****
   cat '/sys/module/amdgpu/parameters/ppfeaturemask'
-===== Disable PSR =====
-  * :?: ''0x15'' was seen somewhere for something
-  * 2025/03/04: Untested
-  amdgpu.dcdebugmask=0x10
 ====== NVIDIA ======
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 ==== Blacklist nouveau ====
-****
   modprobe.blacklist='nouveau'
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 ==== Enable nvidia-modeset ====
-****
   nvidia-drm.modeset='1'
 ===== PAT =====
-  * TODO: Find information about this
   nvidia.NVreg_UsePageAttributeTable='1'
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   * Allows loading of GSP firmware
   * This doesn't appear necessary for the open kernel module
-  * :!: 2022/07/20 515.57: this caused AoE2:DE to crash GNOME on-startup
+  * :!: 2022/07/20 515.57: Caused AoE2:DE to crash GNOME on-startup
   nvidia.NVreg_EnableGpuFirmware='1'
 ==== Verify ====
-****
   nvidia-smi -q | grep 'GSP'
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   * https://github.com/ckb-next/ckb-next/wiki/Troubleshooting#usbhid-quirks
-  * :!: Seemingly only needed with the mouse plugged directly to the motherboard, and not through USB-C docks
+  * Seemingly only needed with the mouse plugged directly to the motherboard, and not through USB-C docks
   * :?: 2024/09/30: Without that quirk, mouse failed immediately after setting ''preempt=none'' from a USB-C dock
   usbcore.quirks='1b1c:1b75:bgmn'