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SubjectRe: [PATCH -mm -v2] x86 boot : export boot_params via sysfs
On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 04:59:51PM +0800, Huang, Ying wrote:
> This patch export the boot parameters via sysfs. This can be used for
> debugging and kexec.
>
> The files added are as follow:
>
> /sys/kernel/boot_params/data : binary file for struct boot_params
> /sys/kernel/boot_params/version : boot protocol version
>
> This patch is based on 2.6.24-rc4-mm1 and has been tested on i386 and
> x86_64 platoform.
>
> This patch is based on the Peter Anvin's proposal.

As outlined in a previous email, I object to the whole structure being
exported to userspace as a binary blob. Please change that.

thanks,

greg k-h


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