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Hello, Since I removed this from the main text: >-The kernel command line is a null-terminated string currently up to >-255 characters long, plus the final null. A string that is too long >-will be automatically truncated by the kernel, a boot loader may allow >-a longer command line to be passed to permit future kernels to extend >-this limit. >+The kernel command line is a null-terminated string. A string that is too >+long will be automatically truncated by the kernel. I thought it would be appropriate to add it to the older (<2.02) boot protocols specific notes. >+ The kernel command line *must* be 256 bytes including the >+ final null. I've removed the 256 limit from the 2.02 boot protocol since grub and lilo guys did not understand the comment: "a boot loader may allow a longer command line to be passed to permit future kernels to extend this limit.", they both truncate the command-line to 256 (hard coded). I thought that it best to make clear that the limit on the command-line length is determined by the kernel and not by the boot loader. I can remove the addition. Best Regards, Alon Bar-Lev On 2/6/06, Randy.Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> wrote: > On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:32:29 +0200 Alon Bar-Lev wrote: > > > > > Extending the kernel parameters to a size of 1024 on boot > > protocol >=2.02 for i386 and x86_64 architectures. > > > > Signed-off-by: Alon Bar-Lev <alon.barlev@gmail.com> > > > > --- > > > > Hello, > > > > This patch was submitted a long ago, but did not find its > > way into the kernel, but was not rejected as well. > > > > Current implementation allows the kernel to receive up to > > 255 characters from the bootloader. > > > > In current environment, the command-line is used in order to > > specify many values, including suspend/resume, module > > arguments, splash, initramfs and more. > > > > 255 characters are not enough anymore. > > > > Please consider to merge. > > Please explain this comment and why it is being added: > > + The kernel command line *must* be 256 bytes including the > + final null. > + > > thanks, > --- > ~Randy > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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