Re: [PATCH -tip] x86: headers - fix export private data to userspace

Cyrill Gorcunov
2009-01-13T18:51:01Z

[Harvey Harrison - Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:37:12AM -0800]
| On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 21:34 +0300, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
| > Impact: cleanup
|
| > 4) setup.h - COMMAND_LINE_SIZE saved for userspace, bootloaders
| > could use it.
|
| Doesn't this need to be (at least) _COMMAND_LINE_SIZE to avoid
| polluting the namespace, not sure it can be changed though as the
| horse is already out of the barn.
|
| Harvey
|

I was concerning more about lilo side, is it use this param.
So here is a link

http://lists.linuxcoding.com/kernel/2006-q3/msg18665.html

is seems LILO has it's own definition for COMMAND_LINE_SIZE.
On the other hand it touches boot protocol. Peter should know
if it safe to hide/change COMMAND_LINE_SIZE. Peter?

- Cyrill -