linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] bootconfig: Updates for 6.6

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Message-Id: <20230903173221.0865154b21b7d72c35d37d10@kernel.org>
Date:   Sun, 3 Sep 2023 17:32:21 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] bootconfig: Updates for 6.6

On Sun, 3 Sep 2023 13:16:19 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org> wrote:

> If the user need to know the bootloader command line string when the
> bootconfig is enabled, what about adding a special line to the
> /proc/bootconfig, e.g.
> 
> bootloader.parameters = "<params from bootloader>"
> 
> In this case, it will be only shown when the bootconfig is enabled, and
> normal /proc/cmdline user does not need to care about that. Of course
> bootconfig can drop "bootloader" items.

Or more better for both bootconfig and reader, it is easy to add bootloader
parameter as a comment.

# Parameters from bootloader:
# root=UUID=ac0f0548-a69d-43ca-a06b-7db01bcbd5ad ro quiet ...

Thank you,

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>