From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1Latu3-0003Xj-VH for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:36:31 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Latu2-0003Us-2X for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:36:30 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lattz-0003Ru-VK for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:36:29 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33678 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Lattz-0003Rh-Lz for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:36:27 -0500 Received: from xsmtp1.ethz.ch ([82.130.70.13]:38159) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Lattz-0007Lx-9P for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:36:27 -0500 Received: from xfe1.d.ethz.ch ([82.130.124.41]) by xsmtp1.ethz.ch with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:36:26 +0100 Received: from [192.168.2.105] ([81.221.97.38]) by xfe1.d.ethz.ch over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:36:25 +0100 Message-ID: <49A01F17.4030406@student.ethz.ch> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:34:47 +0100 From: Jan Alsenz User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090104) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <4991C150.3090504@student.ethz.ch> <20090221145759.GB16851@thorin> In-Reply-To: <20090221145759.GB16851@thorin> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig27CCE03AD8F40CE0FDA998BB" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Feb 2009 15:36:25.0430 (UTC) FILETIME=[27D8BF60:01C9943A] X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1+ Subject: Re: [PATCH] Long linux kernel command lines X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:36:30 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig27CCE03AD8F40CE0FDA998BB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Robert Millan wrote: > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 07:02:56PM +0100, Jan Alsenz wrote: >> Hello! >> >> I just noticed, that the pc linux loader (loader/i386/pc/linux.c) alwa= ys >> truncates the kernel command line to less than 256 characters. >> Well since I needed a longer command line, I fixed this problem. >=20 > Hi, >=20 > Thanks for your effort, but note that this can't be changed carelessly.= It's > possible we have this limit for backward compatibility. >=20 > If newer versions of Linux allow a longer cmdline, our code should chec= k for > that instead. If you look at the patch I send on Feb 11, I think it does all the necess= ary checks. > Also, would be cool if you can check whether loader/i386/linux.c also h= as > this problem. Well, it uses a fixed 4k command-line area. But I don't know, if this is = a problem there. Greets, Jan --------------enig27CCE03AD8F40CE0FDA998BB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkmgHyMACgkQfZylhtn4Xvc5bwCeK4jAL9YAycaQxTuDY4aN7Wvn JuAAoLRN8JN785WuLcuoA4kP9q7/SHgv =D529 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig27CCE03AD8F40CE0FDA998BB--