Messages in this thread | | | From | Rusty Russell <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] kernel: allow whitespace as kernel parameter separator | Date | Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:33:25 +0930 |
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On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 12:41:22 am Peter Oberparleiter wrote: > From: Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > > Some boot mechanisms require that kernel parameters are stored in a > separate file which is loaded to memory without further processing > (e.g. the "Load from FTP" method on s390). When such a file contains > newline characters, the kernel parameter preceding the newline might > not be correctly parsed (due to the newline being stuck to the end of > the actual parameter value) which can lead to boot failures. > > This patch improves kernel command line usability in such a situation > by allowing generic whitespace characters as separators between kernel > parameters.
Makes sense, applied.
Thanks! Rusty.
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