Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 05 May 2006 14:57:07 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH][TAKE 4] THE LINUX/I386 BOOT PROTOCOL - Breaking the 256 limit |
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John Coffman wrote: >> >> The problem is that some people have reported that the kernel crashes >> if booted with LILO and the size limit is more than 255. They haven't >> so far commented on how they observed that, and that's a major problem. > > Just re-compiling LILO with the COMMAND_LINE_SIZE parameter changed > from 256 to 512 will not work. A .bss area must be moved to avoid > clobbering the kernel header. >
Okay, let me ask this:
If the *kernel* limit is modified, but the LILO limit is not, what will happen? This is the real crux of the matter.
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