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[cascardo/linux.git] / Documentation / acpi / apei / einj.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/apei/einj.txt b/Documentation/acpi/apei/einj.txt
index a58b63d..f51861b 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/acpi/apei/einj.txt
+++ b/Documentation/acpi/apei/einj.txt
@@ -45,11 +45,22 @@ directory apei/einj. The following files are provided.
   injection. Before this, please specify all necessary error
   parameters.
 
+- flags
+  Present for kernel version 3.13 and above. Used to specify which
+  of param{1..4} are valid and should be used by BIOS during injection.
+  Value is a bitmask as specified in ACPI5.0 spec for the
+  SET_ERROR_TYPE_WITH_ADDRESS data structure:
+       Bit 0 - Processor APIC field valid (see param3 below)
+       Bit 1 - Memory address and mask valid (param1 and param2)
+       Bit 2 - PCIe (seg,bus,dev,fn) valid (param4 below)
+  If set to zero, legacy behaviour is used where the type of injection
+  specifies just one bit set, and param1 is multiplexed.
+
 - param1
   This file is used to set the first error parameter value. Effect of
   parameter depends on error_type specified. For example, if error
   type is memory related type, the param1 should be a valid physical
-  memory address.
+  memory address. [Unless "flag" is set - see above]
 
 - param2
   This file is used to set the second error parameter value. Effect of
@@ -58,6 +69,12 @@ directory apei/einj. The following files are provided.
   address mask. Linux requires page or narrower granularity, say,
   0xfffffffffffff000.
 
+- param3
+  Used when the 0x1 bit is set in "flag" to specify the APIC id
+
+- param4
+  Used when the 0x4 bit is set in "flag" to specify target PCIe device
+
 - notrigger
   The EINJ mechanism is a two step process. First inject the error, then
   perform some actions to trigger it. Setting "notrigger" to 1 skips the