Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6

[linux-drm-fsl-dcu.git] / Documentation / kernel-parameters.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
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--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1543,6 +1543,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                        symbolic names: lapic and ioapic
                        Example: nmi_watchdog=2 or nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic
 
+       netpoll.carrier_timeout=
+                       [NET] Specifies amount of time (in seconds) that
+                       netpoll should wait for a carrier. By default netpoll
+                       waits 4 seconds.
+
        no387           [BUGS=X86-32] Tells the kernel to use the 387 maths
                        emulation library even if a 387 maths coprocessor
                        is present.