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diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt index fa72e97dd669..fe2ef978d85a 100644 --- a/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt +++ b/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt @@ -36,21 +36,30 @@ allowing one to squeeze more programs onto an average installation or rescue floppy disk. -2) Kernel Command Line Parameters +2) Parameters --------------------------------- +2a) Kernel Command Line Parameters + ramdisk_size=N ============== This parameter tells the RAM disk driver to set up RAM disks of N k size. The -default is 4096 (4 MB) (8192 (8 MB) on S390). +default is 4096 (4 MB). + +2b) Module parameters - ramdisk_blocksize=N - =================== + rd_nr + ===== + /dev/ramX devices created. -This parameter tells the RAM disk driver how many bytes to use per block. The -default is 1024 (BLOCK_SIZE). + max_part + ======== + Maximum partition number. + rd_size + ======= + See ramdisk_size. 3) Using "rdev -r" ------------------ |