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Message-Id: <20230110085636.5d679f98c5b6914ecf19e724@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:56:36 +0900
From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To: paulmck@...nel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC bootconfig] Allow forcing unconditional bootconfig
processing
On Sun, 8 Jan 2023 20:25:01 -0800
"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 08, 2023 at 03:04:25PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > On Sat, 7 Jan 2023 08:22:02 -0800
> > "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, Jan 08, 2023 at 12:22:15AM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 4 Jan 2023 16:58:38 -0800
> > > > "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The BOOT_CONFIG family of Kconfig options allows a bootconfig file
> > > > > containing kernel boot parameters to be embedded into an initrd or into
> > > > > the kernel itself. This can be extremely useful when deploying kernels
> > > > > in cases where some of the boot parameters depend on the kernel version
> > > > > rather than on the server hardware, firmware, or workload.
> > > > >
> > > > > Unfortunately, the "bootconfig" kernel parameter must be specified in
> > > > > order to cause the kernel to look for the embedded bootconfig file,
> > > > > and it clearly does not help to embed this "bootconfig" kernel parameter
> > > > > into that file.
> > > > >
> > > > > Therefore, provide a new BOOT_CONFIG_FORCE Kconfig option that causes the
> > > > > kernel to act as if the "bootconfig" kernel parameter had been specified.
> > > > > In other words, kernels built with CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG_FORCE=y will look
> > > > > for the embedded bootconfig file even when the "bootconfig" kernel
> > > > > parameter is omitted. This permits kernel-version-dependent kernel
> > > > > boot parameters to be embedded into the kernel image without the need to
> > > > > (for example) update large numbers of boot loaders.
> > > >
> > > > I like this because this is a simple solution. We have another option
> > > > to specify "bootconfig" in CONFIG_CMDLINE, but it can be overwritten by
> > > > bootloader. Thus, it is better to have this option so that user can
> > > > always enable bootconfig.
> > >
> > > Glad you like it!
> > >
> > > In addition, if the help text is accurate, another shortcoming of
> > > CONFIG_CMDLINE is that its semantics vary from one architecture to
> > > another. Some have CONFIG_CMDLINE override the boot-loader supplied
> > > parameters, and others differ in the order in which the parameters
> > > are processed.
> >
> > Yes, that differences confuse us...
>
> I am glad that it is not just me. ;-)
>
> I will add words to that effect to the commit log.
>
> > > > Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > > BTW, maybe CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED is better to select this.
> > > > (or at least recommend to enable this)
> > >
> > > Like this?
> >
> > Yes! Thanks.
> >
> > >
> > > Thanx, Paul
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > commit d09a1505c51a70da38b34ac38062977299aef742
> > > Author: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
> > > Date: Sat Jan 7 08:09:22 2023 -0800
> > >
> > > bootconfig: Default BOOT_CONFIG_FORCE to y if BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED
> > >
> > > When a kernel is built with CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED=y, the intention
> > > will normally be to unconditionally provide the specified kernel-boot
> > > arguments to the kernel, as opposed to requiring a separately provided
> > > bootconfig parameter. Therefore, make the BOOT_CONFIG_FORCE Kconfig
> > > option default to y in kernels built with CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED=y.
> > >
> > > The old semantics may be obtained by manually overriding this default.
> > >
> > > Suggested-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> > > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
> >
> > Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
>
> Applied, thank you!
>
> Thanx, Paul
Paul, just for confirmation, have you picked these patches on your tree?
Thank you,
>
> > Thank you!
> >
> > >
> > > diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> > > index 0fb19fa0edba9..97a0f14d9020d 100644
> > > --- a/init/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/init/Kconfig
> > > @@ -1379,6 +1379,7 @@ config BOOT_CONFIG
> > > config BOOT_CONFIG_FORCE
> > > bool "Force unconditional bootconfig processing"
> > > depends on BOOT_CONFIG
> > > + default y if BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED
> > > help
> > > With this Kconfig option set, BOOT_CONFIG processing is carried
> > > out even when the "bootconfig" kernel-boot parameter is omitted.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
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Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
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