linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/26] Dynamic kernel command-line

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Message-Id: <200609040812.43553.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 4 Sep 2006 08:12:42 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc:	Alon Bar-Lev <alon.barlev@...il.com>,
	Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@...l.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/26] Dynamic kernel command-line


> Under what circumstances do we actually need a command line of more
> than 256 bytes?

A common case is auto-installation of distributions. The auto installers
tends to get a lot of information passed using the kernel command line.

> It seems to me that if 256 bytes isn't enough, we should take a deep
> breath, step back, and think about whether there might be a better way
> to pass whatever information it is that's using up so much of the
> command line.

See it as the kernel's environment and it starts making more sense.
In theory another environment could be added, but then the command like
does the job already, except that it is a bit short sometimes. 

-Andi


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