Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:46:13 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH -mm -v2] x86 boot : export boot_params via sysfs |
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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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