From: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
To: Dmitri Vorobiev <dmitri.vorobiev@movial.com>
Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [MIPS] Fix and enhance built-in kernel command line
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:08:28 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20091202170828.GA13441@linux-mips.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1258835681-32200-1-git-send-email-dmitri.vorobiev@movial.com>
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:34:41PM +0200, Dmitri Vorobiev wrote:
> Currently, MIPS kernels silently overwrite kernel command-line
> parameters hardcoded in CONFIG_CMDLINE by the ones received
> from firmware. Therefore, using firmware remains the only
> reliable method to transfer the command-line parameters, which
> is not always desirable or convenient, and the CONFIG_CMDLINE
> option is thereby effectively rendered useless.
>
> This patch fixes the problem described above and introduces
> a more flexible scheme of handling the kernel command line,
> in a manner identical to what is currently used for x86.
> The default behavior, i.e. when CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL is not
> defined, retains the existing semantics, and firmware
> command-line arguments override the hardcoded ones.
Queued for 2.6.33. I also patched up the defconfig files to use the
right settings for CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL and CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE.
Thanks,
Ralf
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-12-02 17:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-11-21 20:34 [PATCH] [MIPS] Fix and enhance built-in kernel command line Dmitri Vorobiev
2009-12-02 17:08 ` Ralf Baechle [this message]
2009-12-02 17:40 ` Dmitri Vorobiev
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