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Documentation: explain [KMG] parameter suffix

The '[KMG]' suffix is commonly described after a number of kernel
parameter values documentation. Explicitly state its semantics.

Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <darwish.07@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

authored by Ahmed S. Darwish and committed by Linus Torvalds 7a19a237 6f21e646

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Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
··· 144 and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file 145 ./include/asm/setup.h as COMMAND_LINE_SIZE. 146 147 148 acpi= [HW,ACPI,X86] 149 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
··· 144 and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file 145 ./include/asm/setup.h as COMMAND_LINE_SIZE. 146 147 + Finally, the [KMG] suffix is commonly described after a number of kernel 148 + parameter values. These 'K', 'M', and 'G' letters represent the _binary_ 149 + multipliers 'Kilo', 'Mega', and 'Giga', equalling 2^10, 2^20, and 2^30 150 + bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. 151 + 152 153 acpi= [HW,ACPI,X86] 154 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface