linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/3] bootconfig: Support embedding a bootconfig in kernel for non initrd boot

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Date:   Sun, 13 Mar 2022 22:56:08 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Padmanabha Srinivasaiah <treasure4paddy@...il.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 0/3] bootconfig: Support embedding a bootconfig in kernel for non initrd boot

Hi,

Here are the patchset to enable kernel embedded bootconfig for non-initrd
kernel boot environment. You can embed a bootconfig file into the kernel
as a default bootconfig, which will be used if there is no initrd or no
bootconfig is attached to initrd.

This needs 2 options: CONFIG_EMBED_BOOT_CONFIG=y and set the file
path to CONFIG_EMBED_BOOT_CONFIG_FILE. Even if you embed the bootconfig file
to the kernel, it will not be enabled unless you pass "bootconfig" kernel
command line option at boot. Moreover, since this is just a "default"
bootconfig, you can override it with a new bootconfig if you attach another
bootconfig to the initrd (if possible).

This is requested by Padmanabha at the below thread;

 https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220307184011.GA2570@pswork/T/#u

Thank you,

---

Masami Hiramatsu (3):
      bootconfig: Check the checksum before removing the bootconfig from initrd
      bootconfig: Support embedding a bootconfig file in kernel
      docs: bootconfig: Add how to embed the bootconfig into kernel

 Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst |   31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 include/linux/bootconfig.h               |   10 ++++++++++
 init/Kconfig                             |   21 ++++++++++++++++++++
 init/main.c                              |   31 +++++++++++++++---------------
 lib/.gitignore                           |    1 +
 lib/Makefile                             |   12 ++++++++++++
 lib/bootconfig.c                         |   23 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 7 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

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Masami Hiramatsu (Linaro) <mhiramat@...nel.org>