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Subject[PATCH v2] Documentation/admin-guide: mark memmap parameter is supported by a few architectures
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early_param memmap is only implemented on X86, MIPS and XTENSA. To avoid
wasting users’ time on trying this on platform like ARM, mark it clearly.

Signed-off-by: Barry Song <song.bao.hua@hisilicon.com>
Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.ibm.com>
---
-v2:
* add reviewed-by of Mike, thanks!

Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst | 1 +
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
index 6d421694d98e..06fb1b4aa849 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ parameter is applicable::
X86 Either 32-bit or 64-bit x86 (same as X86-32+X86-64)
X86_UV SGI UV support is enabled.
XEN Xen support is enabled
+ XTENSA xtensa architecture is enabled.

In addition, the following text indicates that the option::

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 526d65d8573a..8bdbc555f221 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2709,7 +2709,7 @@
option description.

memmap=nn[KMG]@ss[KMG]
- [KNL] Force usage of a specific region of memory.
+ [KNL, X86, MIPS, XTENSA] Force usage of a specific region of memory.
Region of memory to be used is from ss to ss+nn.
If @ss[KMG] is omitted, it is equivalent to mem=nn[KMG],
which limits max address to nn[KMG].
--
2.25.1
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