Documentation: update deferred_probe_timeout cmdline parameter documentation

Extend the deferred_probe_timeout cmdline parameter documentation,
documenting that negative values are treated as an infinite timeout value.

Suggested-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <johannes.goede@oss.qualcomm.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260416144144.54547-1-johannes.goede@oss.qualcomm.com
Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
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Hans de Goede 2026-04-16 16:41:44 +02:00 committed by Danilo Krummrich
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@ -1246,8 +1246,9 @@ Kernel parameters
deferred probe to give up waiting on dependencies to
probe. Only specific dependencies (subsystems or
drivers) that have opted in will be ignored. A timeout
of 0 will timeout at the end of initcalls. If the time
out hasn't expired, it'll be restarted by each
of 0 will timeout at the end of initcalls; a negative
value is treated as an infinite timeout value. If the
timeout hasn't expired, it'll be restarted by each
successful driver registration. This option will also
dump out devices still on the deferred probe list after
retrying.