Re: Kernel thoughts of a Linux user

[H. Peter Anvin]

Followup to:  <200411181859.27722.gjwucherpfennig@xxxxxxx>
By author:    "Gerold J. Wucherpfennig" <gjwucherpfennig@xxxxxxx>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> - setting up kernel boot parameters with graphical tools is unreliable, 
> because the system doesn't know which bootloader entry was chosen.
> One solution to this issue is to create a new kernel parameter "loaderhint"
> where the bootloader will be able to set the number of the chosen boot entry.
> In the configuration file of the bootloader this will have to be explicitly 
> remarked e.g. ... loaderhint=%selection% ... . Unfortunately this could be
> circumvented, because it isn't mandatory and could be manipulated in the boot 
> loader configuration. (Other/better suggestions are welcome)
> 

Most boot loaders have an BOOT_IMAGE option visible in /proc/cmdline.

	-hpa
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