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-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index f7de9516f5f4..d6ae7bd9278f 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -478,8 +478,10 @@
See Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.rst
boot_delay= Milliseconds to delay each printk during boot.
- Values larger than 10 seconds (10000) are changed to
- no delay (0).
+ Only works if CONFIG_BOOT_PRINTK_DELAY is enabled,
+ and you may also have to specify "lpj=". Boot_delay
+ values larger than 10 seconds (10000) are assumed
+ erroneous and ignored.
Format: integer
bootconfig [KNL]