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

Cyrill Gorcunov
2009-01-13T18:56:29Z

[H. Peter Anvin - Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:54:35AM -0800]
| Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
| >
| > 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?
| >
|
| Current x86 kernels export the command line size through the bzImage
| header, and as such COMMAND_LINE_SIZE should not be used by userspace.
|
| I can't speak for other architectures.
|
| -hpa
|
| --
| H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
| I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
|

Thanks Peter!

- Cyrill -