docs/system/s390x/bootdevices: Update loadparm documentation

Update documentation to include per-device loadparm support.

Signed-off-by: Jared Rossi <jrossi@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20241115002742.3576842-1-jrossi@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
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@ -79,7 +79,29 @@ The second way to use this parameter is to use a number in the range from 0
to 31. The numbers that can be used here correspond to the numbers that are
shown when using the ``PROMPT`` option, and the s390-ccw bios will then try
to automatically boot the kernel that is associated with the given number.
Note that ``0`` can be used to boot the default entry.
Note that ``0`` can be used to boot the default entry. If the machine
``loadparm`` is not assigned a value, then the default entry is used.
By default, the machine ``loadparm`` applies to all boot devices. If multiple
devices are assigned a ``bootindex`` and the ``loadparm`` is to be different
between them, an independent ``loadparm`` may be assigned on a per-device basis.
An example guest using per-device ``loadparm``::
qemu-system-s390x -drive if=none,id=dr1,file=primary.qcow2 \
-device virtio-blk,drive=dr1,bootindex=1 \
-drive if=none,id=dr2,file=secondary.qcow2 \
-device virtio-blk,drive=dr2,bootindex=2,loadparm=3
In this case, the primary boot device will attempt to IPL using the default
entry (because no ``loadparm`` is specified for this device or for the
machine). If that device fails to boot, the secondary device will attempt to
IPL using entry number 3.
If a ``loadparm`` is specified on both the machine and a device, the per-device
value will superseded the machine value. Per-device ``loadparm`` values are
only used for devices with an assigned ``bootindex``. The machine ``loadparm``
is used when attempting to boot without a ``bootindex``.
Booting from a network device