Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:39:46 -0400 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86_64, i386: Add command line length to boot protocol |
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On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 12:12:20AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > 65535 characters? Are you for real? > > Stop and think about just how big that is. If you have to create > > a boot command line that long, you have serious, serious issues. > > Well, it is about the same size as my .config...
So? That has *nothing* to do with the boot command line
> I agree we are unlikely to hit it any time soon... I could imagine > some (ab)uses, like fixed_acpi_bios=<lots of hex digits>, but those > are ugly.
That's beyond ugly, and rapidly heading towards 'loony'.
> I could also imagine some uses where entire embedded machine > is described at kernel commandline.
There are far better ways to get configuration into the kernel than the boot command line.
Anyways, I'm tired of arguing for the sake of arguing. I really could care less.
Dave
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