Bug 454792

Summary: document divider= option in kernel docs
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Andrew Hecox <ahecox>
Component: kernelAssignee: Chris Lalancette <clalance>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Martin Jenner <mjenner>
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Version: 5.3CC: dzickus, mgahagan, prarit
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Document the divider option in kernel-parameters.txt none

Description Andrew Hecox 2008-07-10 01:51:35 UTC
The divider= option is not documented in kernel-parameters.txt or elsewhere in
RHEL5's kernel docs. It should be. KB is here:

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_103_12581.shtm

suggested text would be something like:

divider=           divide kernel HZ rate by given value.
                   format={0..10}

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2008-07-25 17:02:23 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion, but this component is not scheduled to be updated in
the current Red Hat Enterprise Linux release. If you would like
this request to be reviewed for the next minor release, ask your
support representative to set the next rhel-x.y flag to "?".

Comment 3 Prarit Bhargava 2008-07-25 19:15:41 UTC
Requesting exception -- we're missing documentation on this kernel parameter.

P.

Comment 4 Chris Lalancette 2008-09-08 09:22:05 UTC
Yes, the text in comment #1 is perfectly fine, except for the fact that we technically support dividing up to 25.  Attached patch adds this; prarit, should I post this to rhkernel-list?

Chris Lalancette

Comment 5 Chris Lalancette 2008-09-08 09:22:38 UTC
Created attachment 316063 [details]
Document the divider option in kernel-parameters.txt

Comment 7 RHEL Program Management 2008-09-17 14:52:42 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Comment 9 Don Zickus 2008-09-19 15:39:10 UTC
in kernel-2.6.18-116.el5
You can download this test kernel from http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5

Comment 11 Mike Gahagan 2008-12-09 19:45:49 UTC
confirmed doc change is in.

Comment 18 errata-xmlrpc 2009-01-20 20:21:48 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html

Comment 19 Prarit Bhargava 2010-03-28 12:22:07 UTC
Clearing stale NEEDINFO.