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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index bca6f389da6..968631678d4 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
MTD MTD support is enabled.
NET Appropriate network support is enabled.
NUMA NUMA support is enabled.
+ GENERIC_TIME The generic timeofday code is enabled.
NFS Appropriate NFS support is enabled.
OSS OSS sound support is enabled.
PARIDE The ParIDE subsystem is enabled.
@@ -341,10 +342,11 @@ running once the system is up.
Value can be changed at runtime via
/selinux/checkreqprot.
- clock= [BUGS=IA-32,HW] gettimeofday timesource override.
- Forces specified timesource (if avaliable) to be used
- when calculating gettimeofday(). If specicified
- timesource is not avalible, it defaults to PIT.
+ clock= [BUGS=IA-32, HW] gettimeofday clocksource override.
+ [Deprecated]
+ Forces specified clocksource (if avaliable) to be used
+ when calculating gettimeofday(). If specified
+ clocksource is not avalible, it defaults to PIT.
Format: { pit | tsc | cyclone | pmtmr }
disable_8254_timer
@@ -1617,6 +1619,10 @@ running once the system is up.
time Show timing data prefixed to each printk message line
+ clocksource= [GENERIC_TIME] Override the default clocksource
+ Override the default clocksource and use the clocksource
+ with the name specified.
+
tipar.timeout= [HW,PPT]
Set communications timeout in tenths of a second
(default 15).