linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] kernel: Add a new config option to remove command line parsing

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Date:	Thu, 9 Apr 2015 07:44:36 -0700
From:	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...ymobile.com>
To:	Iulia Manda <iulia.manda21@...il.com>,
	"josh@...htriplett.org" <josh@...htriplett.org>
CC:	"linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org" <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>,
	"paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"dvhart@...ux.intel.com" <dvhart@...ux.intel.com>,
	"peterz@...radead.org" <peterz@...radead.org>,
	"mihai.caraman@...escale.com" <mihai.caraman@...escale.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] kernel: Add a new config option to remove command
 line parsing



On 04/01/2015 07:34 AM, Iulia Manda wrote:
> This patch introduces CONFIG_CMDLINE_PARSE option which conditionally compiles
> the support for parsing kernel command line arguments. The corresponding
> functions that actually do the parsing will be compiled out. 
> 
> This is used when no parameters will be specified neither at compile time nor at
> boot time.
> 
> Bloat-o-meter output (compared to the preivous version in which builtin cmdline
> was also set to 'Y'):
> 
> add/remove: 0/8 grow/shrink: 0/6 up/down: 0/-3669 (-3669)

I think this is great stuff.  (Of course, having research something like this
previously, I'm a bit biased.)

It's very nice to have the Bloat-o-meter output for these kernel size shrinking
patches.

The patch itself looks very straightforward, and I don't see any problems
in a visual inspection.

You can add a Reviewed-by: Tim Bird <tim.bird@...ymobile.com> to this patch.

I'd like to be able to point people to this on the mailing list.  In the future
can you make sure to CC: <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, so there's a reference
on lkml.org I can point people to?

Thanks for this great work!
 -- Tim

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