Re: 2.3.34-pre1: chopped boot command line problem

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 17 Dec 1999 19:37:16 +0000 (GMT)


> You might not be aware, but the command line is pre-parsed by the memory
> initialization code. We put it into a 256 byte buffer, so if the command
> line giving problems is less than 256 bytes, it is SEP.

Well yes and know. Its going to be a bitch to fix back compatibly. Probably
we will have to keep the existing limit and pass another field that says
"please find great big command line at this address", and over time update
the boot loaders.

Alan

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