linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Staging: setup.c : boot loader kernel arguments are secured over cmdline.txt arguments for some systems

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Date:   Sun, 12 Feb 2017 04:23:44 +0800
From:   kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>
To:     Kishore Karanala <kishore.karanala@...il.com>
Cc:     kbuild-all@...org, glx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        matt@...eblueprint.co.uk, rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com,
        thgarnie@...gle.com, arbab@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, kishore.karanala@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Staging: setup.c : boot loader kernel arguments are
 secured over cmdline.txt arguments for some systems

Hi Kishore,

[auto build test ERROR on tip/x86/core]
[if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system]

url:    https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Kishore-Karanala/Staging-setup-c-boot-loader-kernel-arguments-are-secured-over-cmdline-txt-arguments-for-some-systems/20170212-033448
config: x86_64-randconfig-x008-201707
compiler: gcc-6 (Debian 6.2.0-3) 6.2.0 20160901
reproduce:
        make ARCH=x86_64  randconfig
        make ARCH=x86_64 

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> arch/x86/Kconfig:2199: syntax error
>> arch/x86/Kconfig:2198: unknown option "In"
   arch/x86/Kconfig:2199:warning: ignoring unsupported character ','
>> arch/x86/Kconfig:2199: unknown option "cmdline"
>> arch/x86/Kconfig:2200: unknown option "CMDLINE"
   make[2]: *** [oldconfig] Error 1
   make[1]: *** [oldconfig] Error 2
   make: *** [sub-make] Error 2
--
>> arch/x86/Kconfig:2199: syntax error
>> arch/x86/Kconfig:2198: unknown option "In"
   arch/x86/Kconfig:2199:warning: ignoring unsupported character ','
>> arch/x86/Kconfig:2199: unknown option "cmdline"
>> arch/x86/Kconfig:2200: unknown option "CMDLINE"
   make[2]: *** [olddefconfig] Error 1
   make[2]: Target 'oldnoconfig' not remade because of errors.
   make[1]: *** [oldnoconfig] Error 2
   make: *** [sub-make] Error 2

vim +2199 arch/x86/Kconfig

  2192		  However, you can use the CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE option to
  2193		  change this behavior.
  2194	
  2195		  In most cases, the command line (whether built-in or provided
  2196		  by the boot loader) should specify the device for the root
  2197		  file system.
> 2198		 In some of the systems boot loader arguments needs dominated over
> 2199		 cmdline arguments in systems like automotive , this can be done using
> 2200		 CMDLINE="!root=/dev/mmcblk0p1 ro"
  2201	
  2202	config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
  2203		bool "Built-in command line overrides boot loader arguments"

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