From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
To: Tim Bird <tim.bird@am.sony.com>
Cc: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86 built-in command line
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:45:07 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1150148707.5257.284.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <448DDE46.2020602@am.sony.com>
On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 14:36 -0700, Tim Bird wrote:
> Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > Well most of the bootloaders I'm working with let me change the
> > commandline.
>
> Just FYI for this thread, most of the bootloaders I work with
> don't let me change the kernel command line. Many have no
> knowledge of Linux whatsoever. Many boards, especially internal
> boards, have hobbled-together custom bootloaders.
>
> Hence, I've gotten out of the habit of figuring out how to set
> the command line args from the bootloader even for those
> platforms where the bootloader *is* capable of it.
Which is not a problem with the (b) variant where the bootloader
provided command line replaces the compiled in one. It does not change
your habit of not setting up a commandline - or an empty one.
This would also ensure compability with grub and friends, which I
consider as a real strong argument to avoid breakage all over the place.
tglx
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-06-12 21:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-06-11 21:55 [PATCH] x86 built-in command line Matt Mackall
2006-06-11 22:54 ` Jesper Juhl
2006-06-11 23:30 ` Jan Engelhardt
2006-06-11 23:47 ` Matt Mackall
2006-06-12 17:14 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-11 23:40 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-06-11 23:51 ` Matt Mackall
2006-06-12 0:08 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-06-12 1:38 ` Matt Mackall
2006-06-12 5:13 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-06-12 17:15 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-12 8:11 ` Andi Kleen
2006-06-12 14:37 ` Matt Mackall
2006-06-12 17:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-12 17:12 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-12 17:36 ` Michael Buesch
2006-06-12 17:52 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-12 17:59 ` Tim Bird
[not found] ` <200606121712.k5CHClUE017185@terminus.zytor.com>
2006-06-12 20:49 ` Matt Mackall
2006-06-12 21:19 ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-06-12 21:36 ` Tim Bird
2006-06-12 21:45 ` Thomas Gleixner [this message]
2006-06-12 22:03 ` Tim Bird
2006-06-12 21:45 ` Randy.Dunlap
2006-06-12 22:00 ` Tim Bird
2006-06-12 22:10 ` Randy.Dunlap
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