linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] ARM: Allow for kernel command line concatenation

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Message-ID: <56A05FDF86209947BB88FDF67E6D4A1073F0B973E2@SELDMBX04.corpusers.net>
Date:	Thu, 7 Apr 2011 15:22:57 +0200
From:	"Boivie, Victor" <Victor.Boivie@...yericsson.com>
To:	Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>,
	"Anderö, Oskar" 
	<Oskar.Andero@...yericsson.com>
CC:	"linux@....linux.org.uk" <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	"nicolas.pitre@...aro.org" <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
	"will.deacon@....com" <will.deacon@....com>,
	"eric.y.miao@...il.com" <eric.y.miao@...il.com>,
	"catalin.marinas@....com" <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] ARM: Allow for kernel command line concatenation

> > +config CMDLINE_EXTEND
> > +	bool "Extend bootloader kernel arguments"
> > +	depends on CMDLINE != ""
> > +	help
> > +	  The default kernel command string will be concatenated with the
> > +	  arguments provided by the boot loader.
> 
> Since concatenation is not commutative, this help text should describe
> exactly the order in which the arguments are concatenated.  How about
> this instead:
> 
>   The command-line arguments provided by the boot loader will be
>   appended to the default kernel command string.

I completely agree. New patch upcoming. Thanks.

Best regards,
Victor Boivie,
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
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