Re: [patch] x86_64: fix earlyprintk=...,keep regression

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>]

* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> wrote:

> -	if (!strcmp(buf,"keep"))
> +	if (!strncmp(buf,"keep", 4)) {
>  		keep_early = 1;
> -
> -	if (!strncmp(buf, "serial", 6)) {
> +	} else if (!strncmp(buf, "serial", 6)) {
>  		early_serial_init(buf + 6);
>  		early_console = &early_serial_console;

nope, that doesnt work, because the function call is a one-time thing 
via the early_console_initialized flag. Nor does this keep compatibility 
with the 2.6.18 API, my existing boot-entries:

        root (hd0,4)
        kernel /boot/bzImage-x64 root=/dev/hda5 \
	earlyprintk=serial,ttyS0,115200,keep console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty

stopped working.

I agree that the parameter parsing here is a bit hacky, but my patch 
restores the original behavior, so i think that's the best option for 
now.

	Ingo